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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 16.142Madhya 16.144

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.143

পণ্ডিতে লঞা যাইতে সার্বভৌমে আজ্ঞা দিলা ।

ভট্টাচার্য কহে, — “উঠ, ঐছে প্রভুর লীলা ॥ ১৪৩ ॥

paṇḍite lañā yāite sārvabhaume ājñā dilā

bhaṭṭācārya kahe, — “uṭha, aiche prabhura līlā

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ordered Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya to take Gadādhara Paṇḍita with him. The Bhaṭṭācārya told Gadādhara Paṇḍita, “Get up! Such are the pastimes of 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.

Care Within the Lord’s Pastimes

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ordered Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya to take Gadādhara Paṇḍita with him.

  2. 2

    Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya told Gadādhara Paṇḍita to get up.

  3. 3

    He reminded Gadādhara Paṇḍita that such are the pastimes of 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:

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted to go to Vṛndāvana, Rāmānanda Rāya and Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya indirectly presented many obstructions. In due course of time, all the devotees of Bengal visited Jagannātha Purī for the third year.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. paṇḍite lañātaking the Paṇḍita
  2. yāiteto go
  3. sārvabhaumeunto Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  4. ājñā dilāgave an order
  5. bhaṭṭācārya kaheSārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya said
  6. uṭhaplease get up
  7. aichesuch
  8. prabhura līlāthe way of the Lord’s pastimes
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s instruction show care for Gadādhara Paṇḍita?

Practice

Offer one gentle word of encouragement to someone who needs support today.

Live this todayCare Within the Lord’s PastimesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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