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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 16.126Madhya 16.130

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Madhya 16.127-129

প্রভু-সঙ্গে পুরী-গোসাঞি, স্বরূপ-দামোদর ।

জগদানন্দ, মুকুন্দ, গোবিন্দ, কাশীশ্বর ॥ ১২৭ ॥

prabhu-saṅge purī-gosāñi, svarūpa-dāmodara

jagadānanda, mukunda, govinda, kāśīśvara

Translation

Paramānanda Purī Gosvāmī, Svarūpa Dāmodara, Jagadānanda, Mukunda, Govinda, Kāśīśvara, Haridāsa Ṭhākura, Vakreśvara Paṇḍita, Gopīnātha Ācārya, Dāmodara Paṇḍita, Rāmāi, Nandāi and many other devotees accompanied the Lord. I have mentioned only the chief devotees. No one can describe the total number.

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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.

Countless Devotees Accompanied the Lord

  1. 1

    Paramānanda Purī Gosvāmī, Svarūpa Dāmodara and many other devotees accompanied the Lord.

  2. 2

    The account names only the chief devotees, not everyone who was present.

  3. 3

    The devotees were so numerous that no one could describe their total number.

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:

When the devotees bade farewell to the Lord, the Lord was determined to go to Vṛndāvana, and on the day of Vijaya-daśamī, He departed. Mahārāja Pratāparudra made various arrangements for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s trip to Vṛndāvana.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhu-saṅgewith Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  2. purī-gosāñiParamānanda Purī
  3. svarūpa-dāmodaraSvarūpa Dāmodara
  4. jagadānandaJagadānanda
  5. mukundaMukunda
  6. govindaGovinda
  7. kāśīśvaraKāśīśvara
  8. haridāsa-ṭhākuraHaridāsa Ṭhākura
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “gopīnātha”, “nandāi”

  • 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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do I notice about the many unnamed devotees who also accompanied the Lord?

Practice

Reread the list of devotees slowly, remembering that many others also accompanied the Lord.

Live this todayCountless Devotees Accompanied the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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