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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 15.33Madhya 15.35

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.34

‘কাহাঁরে রাব্ণা’ প্রভু কহে ক্রোধাবেশে ।

‘জগন্মাতা হরে পাপী, মারিমু সবংশে ॥’ ৩৪ ॥

‘kāhāṅre rāvṇā’ prabhu kahe krodhāveśe

‘jagan-mātā hare pāpī, mārimu savaṁśe’

Translation

In the ecstasy of Hanumān, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu angrily said, “Where is that rascal Rāvaṇa? He has kidnapped the universal mother, Sītā. Now I shall kill him and all his family.”

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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.

Ecstatic Anger in the Mood of Hanumān

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu spoke angrily in the ecstasy of Hanumān.

  2. 2

    He called Sītā the universal mother and declared that Rāvaṇa had kidnapped her.

  3. 3

    In that ecstasy, He declared that He would kill Rāvaṇa and all his family.

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:

The devotees all became soldiers of Lord Rāmacandra, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, in the ecstasy of Hanumān, manifested various transcendentally blissful activities. Thereafter, the Lord and His devotees observed various other ceremonies.
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. kāhāṅre rāvṇāwhere is the rascal Rāvaṇa
  2. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. kahesays
  4. krodha-āveśein great anger
  5. jagat-mātāthe mother of the universe
  6. harekidnaps
  7. pāpīsinful
  8. mārimuI shall kill
  9. sa-vaṁśewith all his family
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the description “in the ecstasy of Hanumān” help you understand His words?

Practice

Reread the verse, paying special attention to His description of Sītā as the universal mother.

Live this todayEcstatic Anger in the Mood of HanumānThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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