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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 16.130Madhya 16.132

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.131

পণ্ডিত কহে, — “যাহাঁ তুমি, সেই নীলাচল ।

ক্ষেত্রসন্ন্যাস মোর যাউক রসাতল ॥” ১৩১ ॥

paṇḍita kahe, — “yāhāṅ tumi, sei nīlācala

kṣetra-sannyāsa mora yāuka rasātala”

Translation

When he was requested to return to Jagannātha Purī, Gadādhara Paṇḍita told the Lord, “Wherever You are staying is Jagannātha Purī. Let my so-called kṣetra-sannyāsa go to hell.”

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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.

Gadādhara Values the Lord’s Presence Above All

  1. 1

    Gadādhara Paṇḍita was requested to return to Jagannātha Purī.

  2. 2

    He told the Lord, “Wherever You are staying is Jagannātha Purī.”

  3. 3

    In his reply, he dismissed his vow of kṣetra-sannyāsa rather than agree to return.

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:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu requested Gadādhara Paṇḍita to return to Nīlācala, Jagannātha Purī, but he did not abide by this order. From Kaṭaka (Cuttack), Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu again requested Gadādhara Paṇḍita to return to Nīlācala, and He bade farewell to Rāmānanda Rāya from Bhadraka.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. paṇḍita kaheGadādhara Paṇḍita said
  2. yāhāṅwherever
  3. tumiYou are situated
  4. seithat
  5. nīlācalaJagannātha Purī
  6. kṣetra-sannyāsavow to remain in a holy place of pilgrimage
  7. moramy
  8. yāukalet it go
  9. rasātalato hell
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s reply reveal about how deeply he valued the Lord’s presence?

Practice

Read Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s words aloud once and pause to reflect on his desire to remain with the Lord.

Live this todayGadādhara Values the Lord’s Presence Above AllThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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