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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.145

এত বলি’ ঘরে গেল, চিন্তি’ রাত্রিকালে ।

রঘুনাথ-ত্যাগ-চিন্তায় হইল বিকলে ॥ ১৪৫ ॥

eta bali’ ghare gela, cinti’ rātri-kāle

raghunātha-tyāga-cintāya ha-ila vikale

Translation

“After this, Murāri Gupta went home and spent the whole night thinking how he would have to give up the association of Raghunātha, Lord Rāmacandra. Thus he was overwhelmed.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Separation From Raghunātha Overwhelms Murāri Gupta

  1. 1

    After this, Murāri Gupta went home.

  2. 2

    He spent the whole night thinking that he would have to give up the association of Raghunātha, Lord Rāmacandra.

  3. 3

    The thought of giving up that association overwhelmed him.

How it feels

Festive affection and reconciliation. Festivals, reciprocal hospitality, and the deliverance of Amogha show affectionate grace.

The mood of Madhya 15 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 15: The Lord Accepts Prasādam at the House of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

He also instructed the Vaiṣṇavas from Khaṇḍa, as well as Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and Vidyā-vācaspati, and He praised Murāri Gupta for his firm faith in the lotus feet of Lord Rāmacandra. Considering the humble prayer of Vāsudeva Datta, He established that Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is qualified to deliver all the conditioned souls.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. eta bali’saying this
  2. ghare gelawent to his house
  3. cinti’thinking
  4. rātri-kāleat night
  5. raghunāthaLord Rāmacandra
  6. tyāgagiving up
  7. cintāyaby thoughts of
  8. ha-ila vikalebecame overwhelmed
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “association”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Murāri Gupta’s distress reveal about how much Lord Rāmacandra’s association meant to him?

Practice

Pause for a moment to reflect on how precious Lord Rāmacandra’s association was to Murāri Gupta.

Live this todaySeparation From Raghunātha Overwhelms Murāri GuptaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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