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  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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 15: The Lord Accepts Prasādam at the House of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
Madhya 15.183Madhya 15.186

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Madhya 15.184-185

পুরী-গোসাঞি, জগদানন্দ, স্বরূপ-দামোদর ।

দামোদর-পণ্ডিত, আর গোবিন্দ, কাশীশ্বর ॥ ১৮৪ ॥

purī-gosāñi, jagadānanda, svarūpa-dāmodara

dāmodara-paṇḍita, āra govinda, kāśīśvara

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained at Jagannātha Purī, Nīlācala, with Paramānanda Purī, Jagadānanda, Svarūpa Dāmodara, Dāmodara Paṇḍita, Govinda and Kāśīśvara. It was Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s daily practice to see Lord Jagannātha in the morning.

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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.

Daily Morning Visits to Lord Jagannātha

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained at Jagannātha Purī, also called Nīlācala.

  2. 2

    Paramānanda Purī, Jagadānanda, Svarūpa Dāmodara, Dāmodara Paṇḍita, Govinda and Kāśīśvara remained with Him.

  3. 3

    His daily practice was to see Lord Jagannātha in the morning.

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:

Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, with great humility, sent some Jagannātha prasādam and a cloth from Lord Jagannātha to His mother through Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura. When the Lord bade farewell to Rāghava Paṇḍita, Vāsudeva Datta, the residents of Kulīna-grāma and other devotees, He praised them for their transcendental qualities.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. purī-gosāñiParamānanda Purī
  2. jagadānandaJagadānanda
  3. svarūpa-dāmodaraSvarūpa Dāmodara
  4. dāmodara-paṇḍitaDāmodara Paṇḍita
  5. āraand
  6. govindaGovinda
  7. kāśīśvaraKāśīśvara
  8. ei-sabaall these personalities
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What can I learn from the regularity of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s morning visits?

Practice

Today, set aside a morning moment to look at an image of Lord Jagannātha.

Live this todayDaily Morning Visits to Lord JagannāthaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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