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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 16.12Madhya 16.14-15

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.13

সবে মেলি’ গেলা অদ্বৈত আচার্যের পাশে ।

প্রভু দেখিতে আচার্য চলিলা উল্লাসে ॥ ১৩ ॥

sabe meli’ gelā advaita ācāryera pāśe

prabhu dekhite ācārya calilā ullāse

Translation

All the Bengali devotees gathered around Advaita Ācārya, and in great jubilation the Ācārya departed for Jagannātha Purī to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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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.

Joyfully Departing to See the Lord

  1. 1

    All the Bengali devotees gathered around Advaita Ācārya.

  2. 2

    Advaita Ācārya departed for Jagannātha Purī in great jubilation.

  3. 3

    He went to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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:

In due course of time, all the devotees of Bengal visited Jagannātha Purī for the third year. This time, all the wives of the Vaiṣṇavas brought many types of food, intending to extend invitations to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sabeeveryone
  2. meli’after assembling together
  3. gelāwent
  4. advaitaAdvaita
  5. ācāryeraof the leader of Navadvīpa
  6. pāśein the presence
  7. prabhu dekhiteto see Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  8. ācāryaAdvaita Ācārya
  9. calilādeparted
  10. ullāsein great jubilation
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “gathered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the purpose of this journey help me understand Advaita Ācārya’s jubilation?

Practice

Take a quiet moment to reflect on the joy of going to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Live this todayJoyfully Departing to See the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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