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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 15.277 Madhya 15.279

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.278

শুনি’ ‘কৃষ্ণ’ ‘কৃষ্ণ’ বলি’ অমোঘ উঠিলা ।

প্রেমোন্মাদে মত্ত হঞা নাচিতে লাগিলা ॥ ২৭৮ ॥

śuni’ ‘kṛṣṇa’ ‘kṛṣṇa’ bali’ amogha uṭhilā

premonmāde matta hañā nācite lāgilā

Translation

After hearing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and being touched by Him, Amogha, who was on his deathbed, immediately stood up and began to chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa. Thus he became mad with ecstatic love and began to dance emotionally.

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

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Hearing and Touch Awaken Ecstatic Chanting

1
Amogha was on his deathbed when he heard Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and was touched by Him.
2
He immediately stood up and began chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.
3
He became mad with ecstatic love and began to dance emotionally.

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

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

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

The following morning, he was attacked by the disease of visūcikā (cholera). Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu very kindly saved him from death and enlivened him in chanting the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

śuni’hearing
kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇathe holy name of Kṛṣṇa
bali’speaking
amogha uṭhilāAmogha stood up
premonmādein ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa
matta hañābecoming maddened
nācite lāgilābegan to dance

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “chant”, “holy name”, “chanting”
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “ecstatic love”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about Amogha’s immediate response to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

Practice

Read the translation slowly, then spend a moment chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayHearing and Touch Awaken Ecstatic ChantingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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