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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 15.251Madhya 15.253

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.252

শুনি’ ষাঠীর মাতা শিরে-বুকে ঘাত মারে ।

‘ষাঠী রাণ্ডী হউক’ — ইহা বলে বারে বারে ॥ ২৫২ ॥

śuni’ ṣāṭhīra mātā śire-buke ghāta māre

‘ṣāṭhī rāṇḍī ha-uka’ — ihā bale bāre bāre

Translation

When Ṣāṭhī’s mother, the Bhaṭṭācārya’s wife, heard of this incident, she immediately began to strike her head and chest, saying again and again, “Let Ṣāṭhī become a widow!”

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Distress Expressed in Harsh Words

  1. 1

    Ṣāṭhī’s mother, the Bhaṭṭācārya’s wife, heard about the incident.

  2. 2

    In her distress, she immediately began striking her head and chest.

  3. 3

    Again and again she said, “Let Ṣāṭhī become a widow!” Her lamentation included a harsh wish.

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. śuni’hearing
  2. ṣāṭhīra mātāthe mother of Ṣāṭhī
  3. śireon the head
  4. bukeon the chest
  5. ghāta mārestrikes
  6. ṣāṭhī rāṇḍī ha-ukalet Ṣāṭhī become a widow
  7. ihā balesays this
  8. bāre bāreagain and again
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Vipralambha · Love in separation

    Separation that intensifies remembrance and longing; especially central to the confidential pastimes at Purī. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “lamentation”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When I am deeply upset, what kind of words do I speak?

Practice

If you feel upset today, pause before speaking a harsh wish about anyone.

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