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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 16.173Madhya 16.175

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.174

শুনি’ মহাপাত্র কহে হঞা বিস্ময় ।

‘মদ্যপ যবনের চিত্ত ঐছে কে করয় ! ১৭৪ ॥

śuni’ mahā-pātra kahe hañā vismaya

‘madyapa yavanera citta aiche ke karaya!

Translation

Upon hearing this proposal, the representative of the Orissan government, the mahā-pātra, was very much astonished. He thought, “The Muslim governor is a drunkard. Who has changed his mind?

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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.

A Changed Mind Inspires Astonishment

  1. 1

    The representative of the Orissan government, the mahā-pātra, heard the proposal and was very much astonished.

  2. 2

    He thought of the Muslim governor as a drunkard.

  3. 3

    He wondered who had changed the governor’s mind.

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 He crossed the river Citrotpalā, Rāmānanda Rāya, Mardarāja and Haricandana went with Him. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu requested Gadādhara Paṇḍita to return to Nīlācala, Jagannātha Purī, but he did not abide by this order.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śuni’hearing
  2. mahā-pātrathe representative of the Orissan government
  3. kahesays
  4. hañā vismayabecoming astonished
  5. madyapadrunkard
  6. yavaneraof the Muslim
  7. cittathe heart
  8. aichein this way
  9. ke karayawho has made
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do you respond when someone acts differently from your previous impression of them?

Practice

Pause today before judging someone by a past impression, and consider whether their attitude may have changed.

Live this todayA Changed Mind Inspires AstonishmentThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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