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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 15.37

একদিন মহাপ্রভু নিত্যানন্দে লঞা ।

দুই ভাই যুক্তি কৈল নিভৃতে বসিয়া ॥ ৩৭ ॥

eka-dina mahāprabhu nityānande lañā

dui bhāi yukti kaila nibhṛte vasiyā

Translation

One day the two brothers, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Nityānanda Prabhu, consulted with each other while sitting together in a solitary place.

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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.

Consulting Together in a Solitary Place

  1. 1

    The verse describes Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Nityānanda Prabhu as the two brothers.

  2. 2

    They sat together in a solitary place.

  3. 3

    While sitting together, They consulted with each other.

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 Advaita Ācārya Prabhu invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for prasādam. When Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His devotees performed the Nandotsava ceremony, the Lord dressed Himself as a cowherd boy.
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. eka-dinaone day
  2. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. nityānande lañātaking Lord Nityānanda Prabhu
  4. dui bhāitwo brothers
  5. yukti kailaconsulted
  6. nibhṛte vasiyāsitting in a solitary place
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “together”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do you notice about the quiet setting chosen for Their consultation?

Practice

Spend a quiet minute rereading this verse and considering Their consultation together.

Live this todayConsulting Together in a Solitary PlaceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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