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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 15.6

‘উপলভোগ’ লাগিলে করে বাহিরে বিজয় ।

হরিদাস মিলি’ আইসে আপন নিলয় ॥ ৬ ॥

‘upala-bhoga’ lāgile kare bāhire vijaya

haridāsa mili’ āise āpana nilaya

Translation

After visiting the temple, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would remain outside during the upala-bhoga offering. He would then go meet Haridāsa Ṭhākura and return to His residence.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Prayer and Visits With a Devotee

  1. 1

    At noon, during the upala-bhoga offering in bhoga-vardhana-khaṇḍa, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would go outside the temple.

  2. 2

    Before leaving, He stood near the Garuḍa-stambha column and offered obeisances and prayers.

  3. 3

    He then visited Haridāsa Ṭhākura at Siddha-bakula before returning to His residence at the abode of Kāśī Miśra.

Key points from the purport
  • At noon, when there was an upala-bhoga offering in a place called bhoga-vardhana-khaṇḍa, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would go outside the temple.
  • Before going outside, He used to stand near the Garuḍa-stambha column and offer His obeisances and prayers.
  • After visiting with Haridāsa Ṭhākura, the Lord would return to His own place at the abode of Kāśī Miśra.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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 following summary of this chapter is given by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya. After the Ratha-yātrā festival, Śrī Advaita Ācārya Prabhu worshiped Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with flowers and tulasī.
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. upala-bhoga lāgilewhen there is an offering of food known as upala-bhoga
  2. kare bāhire vijayaHe remains outside
  3. haridāsa mili’meeting Haridāsa Ṭhākura
  4. āisecomes back
  5. āpana nilayato His residence
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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: “haridāsa”

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “offered”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you make room for both prayer and time with a devotee?

Practice

Arrange a brief visit with a devotee today.

Live this todayPrayer and Visits With a DevoteeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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