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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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 15: The Lord Accepts Prasādam at the House of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
Madhya 15.45Madhya 15.47

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.46

তোমার ঘরে কীর্তনে আমি নিত্য নাচিব ।

তুমি দেখা পাবে, আর কেহ না দেখিব ॥ ৪৬ ॥

tomāra ghare kīrtane āmi nitya nāciba

tumi dekhā pābe, āra keha nā dekhiba

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu requested Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura, “Perform congregational chanting daily, and be assured that I shall also dance in your presence. You will be able to see this dancing, but not others.

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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.

Perform Congregational Chanting Daily

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu requested Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura to perform congregational chanting every day.

  2. 2

    He assured Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura that He would also dance in his presence.

  3. 3

    Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura would be able to see this dancing, but others would not.

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. tomāra gharein your house
  2. kīrtanein the performance of congregational chanting
  3. āmiI
  4. nityadaily
  5. nācibashall dance
  6. tumiyou
  7. dekhā pābewill be able to see
  8. āraelse
  9. kehaanyone
  10. nā dekhibawill not see
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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: “chanting”, “congregational”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What small step could help me participate in congregational chanting regularly?

Practice

Join another person in chanting today, even for a few minutes.

Live this todayPerform Congregational Chanting DailyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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