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  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 16: The Lord’s Attempt to Go to Vṛndāvana
Madhya 16.116Madhya 16.118

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.117

সন্ধ্যাতে চলিবে প্রভু, — নৃপতি শুনিল ।

হস্তী-উপর তাম্বুগৃহে স্ত্রীগণে চড়াইল ॥ ১১৭ ॥

sandhyāte calibe prabhu, — nṛpati śunila

hastī-upara tāmbu-gṛhe strī-gaṇe caḍāila

Translation

When the King heard that the Lord was leaving that evening, he immediately made arrangements for some elephants with small tents on their backs to be brought there. Then all the ladies of the palace got on the elephants.

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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.

Responding Promptly to the Lord’s Departure

  1. 1

    The King heard that the Lord would leave that evening.

  2. 2

    He immediately arranged for elephants carrying small tents on their backs.

  3. 3

    All the ladies of the palace got on the elephants.

How it feels

Yearning and deferral. Attempts, delays, meetings, and farewells heighten the desire to reach Vraja.

The mood of Madhya 16 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 16: The Lord’s Attempt to Go to Vṛndāvana

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Mahārāja Pratāparudra made various arrangements for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s trip to Vṛndāvana. When He crossed the river Citrotpalā, Rāmānanda Rāya, Mardarāja and Haricandana went with Him.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sandhyātein the evening
  2. calibe prabhuthe Lord will start
  3. nṛpati śunilathe King heard
  4. hastī-uparaupon the backs of elephants
  5. tāmbu-gṛhein tents
  6. strī-gaṇeall the ladies
  7. caḍāilamade get up
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do you notice about the King’s prompt response?

Practice

Complete one practical arrangement today that you have been putting off.

Live this todayResponding Promptly to the Lord’s DepartureThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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