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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 15.199

প্রভুর ইঙ্গিত পাঞা আনন্দিত মন ।

সেই দিন মহাপ্রভুর কৈল নিমন্ত্রণ ॥ ১৯৯ ॥

prabhura iṅgita pāñā ānandita mana

sei dina mahāprabhura kaila nimantraṇa

Translation

Having this arrangement confirmed by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Bhaṭṭācārya became very glad and immediately invited the Lord to his house on that very day.

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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.

Joyfully Acting on a Confirmed Arrangement

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu confirmed the arrangement.

  2. 2

    The Bhaṭṭācārya became very glad upon receiving His confirmation.

  3. 3

    He immediately invited the Lord to his house that very day.

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:

Thereafter, when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was accepting prasādam at the house of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, Sārvabhauma’s son-in-law, Amogha, created trouble in the family with his criticisms. The following morning, he was attacked by the disease of visūcikā (cholera).
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  2. iṅgitaacceptance
  3. pāñāreceiving
  4. ānanditavery happy
  5. manamind
  6. sei dinaon that day
  7. mahāprabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  8. kailamade
  9. nimantraṇainvitation
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When an opportunity to serve is confirmed, do I respond gladly and promptly?

Practice

Take one concrete step today toward a service arrangement you have already agreed to.

Live this todayJoyfully Acting on a Confirmed ArrangementThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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