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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 15.29

কানাঞি-খুটিয়া, জগন্নাথ, — দুইজন ।

আবেশে বিলাইল ঘরে ছিল যত ধন ॥ ২৯ ॥

kānāñi-khuṭiyā, jagannātha, — dui-jana

āveśe vilāila ghare chila yata dhana

Translation

In ecstasy, Kānāñi Khuṭiyā, who was dressed as Nanda Mahārāja, and Jagannātha Māhiti, who was dressed as mother Yaśodā, distributed all the riches they had stocked at home.

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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.

Ecstasy Expressed Through Generous Giving

  1. 1

    Kānāñi Khuṭiyā was dressed as Nanda Mahārāja.

  2. 2

    Jagannātha Māhiti was dressed as mother Yaśodā.

  3. 3

    In ecstasy, they distributed all the riches they had stocked at home.

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:

When Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His devotees performed the Nandotsava ceremony, the Lord dressed Himself as a cowherd boy. Thus the ceremony was very jubilant.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. kānāñi-khuṭiyāKānāñi Khuṭiyā
  2. jagannāthaJagannātha Māhāti
  3. dui-janatwo persons
  4. āveśein ecstatic love
  5. vilāiladistributed
  6. ghareat home
  7. chilawas
  8. yataall
  9. dhanariches
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “nanda”, “yaśodā”

  • Audārya · Love that moves outward

    The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “distributed”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does their joyful generosity make you reflect on what you keep for yourself?

Practice

Share one useful thing you already have with someone today.

Live this todayEcstasy Expressed Through Generous GivingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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