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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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 15: The Lord Accepts Prasādam at the House of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.24

শিরের উপরে, পৃষ্ঠে, সম্মুখে, দুই-পাশে ।

পাদমধ্যে ফিরায় লগুড়, — দেখি’ লোক হাসে ॥ ২৪ ॥

śirera upare, pṛṣṭhe, sammukhe, dui-pāśe

pāda-madhye phirāya laguḍa, — dekhi’ loka hāse

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wheeled and threw the rod, sometimes over His head, sometimes behind His back, sometimes in front of Him, sometimes to His side and sometimes between His legs. All the people laughed to see this.

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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.

His Rod Display Brought Laughter

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wheeled and threw the rod over His head and behind His back.

  2. 2

    He also moved it in front of Him, to His side and between His legs.

  3. 3

    All the people laughed as they watched 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:

After the Ratha-yātrā festival, Śrī Advaita Ācārya Prabhu worshiped Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with flowers and tulasī. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, in return, worshiped Advaita Ācārya with the flowers and tulasī that remained on the offered plate and said a mantra, yo ’si so ’si namo ’stu te (“Whatever You are, You are — but I offer My respects unto You”).
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śirera upareover the head
  2. pṛṣṭhebehind the back
  3. sammukhein front
  4. dui-pāśeon the two sides
  5. pāda-madhyebetween the two legs
  6. phirāyawheels around
  7. laguḍathe rod
  8. dekhi’seeing
  9. loka hāseall the people began to laugh
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the people’s laughter shape your understanding of this scene?

Practice

Reread the translation today, noticing the varied movements and the laughter they brought.

Live this todayHis Rod Display Brought LaughterThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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