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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 15.67

এতেক কহিতে প্রভু বিহ্বল হইলা ।

লোক বিদায় করিতে প্রভু ধৈর্য ধরিলা ॥ ৬৭ ॥

eteka kahite prabhu vihvala ha-ilā

loka vidāya karite prabhu dhairya dharilā

Translation

While describing all this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became a little overwhelmed, but just to finish bidding farewell to the devotees, He remained patient.

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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.

Patience Amid Deep Feeling

  1. 1

    While describing all this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became a little overwhelmed.

  2. 2

    He still had to finish bidding farewell to the devotees.

  3. 3

    He remained patient so that He could complete those farewells.

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:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, in return, worshiped Advaita Ācārya with the flowers and tulasī that remained on the offered plate and said a mantra, yo ’si so ’si namo ’stu te (“Whatever You are, You are — but I offer My respects unto You”). Then Advaita Ācārya Prabhu invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for prasādam.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. eteka kahitesaying this
  2. prabhuLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. vihvala ha-ilābecame overwhelmed
  4. loka vidāya kariteto bid farewell to the devotees
  5. prabhuLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  6. dhairya dharilāmaintained patience
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When feelings become strong, how can you remain patient with others?

Practice

Take a quiet pause today before finishing a conversation that brings up strong feelings.

Live this todayPatience Amid Deep FeelingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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