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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 15.93

শিবানন্দ সেনে কহে করিয়া সম্মান ।

বাসুদেব-দত্তের তুমি করিহ সমাধান ॥ ৯৩ ॥

śivānanda sene kahe kariyā sammāna

vāsudeva-dattera tumi kariha samādhāna

Translation

The Lord also respectfully told Śivānanda Sena, “Take care of Vāsudeva Datta very nicely.

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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.

Taking Good Care of Another

  1. 1

    The Lord speaks respectfully to Śivānanda Sena.

  2. 2

    He asks Śivānanda Sena to take care of Vāsudeva Datta.

  3. 3

    His request is to care for Vāsudeva Datta very nicely.

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 the Lord and His devotees observed Vijayā-daśamī, the day of victory when Lord Rāmacandra conquered Laṅkā. The devotees all became soldiers of Lord Rāmacandra, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, in the ecstasy of Hanumān, manifested various transcendentally blissful activities.
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. śivānanda seneunto Śivānanda Sena
  2. kahesays
  3. kariyā sammānawith great respect
  4. vāsudeva-datteraof Vāsudeva Datta
  5. tumiyou
  6. karihatake
  7. samādhānacare
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What would it mean to take very good care of someone entrusted to me?

Practice

Ask someone in your care whether they need help with one small thing today.

Live this todayTaking Good Care of AnotherThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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