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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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 16.179Madhya 16.181

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.180

মহাপাত্র আনিল তাঁরে করিয়া সম্মান ।

যোড়হাতে প্রভু-আগে লয় কৃষ্ণনাম ॥ ১৮০ ॥

mahā-pātra ānila tāṅre kariyā sammāna

yoḍa-hāte prabhu-āge laya kṛṣṇa-nāma

Translation

Arriving in that way, the Muslim governor was respectfully brought before Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu by the mahā-pātra. The governor then stood before the Lord with folded hands, and he chanted the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.

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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.

Approach Respectfully and Chant Kṛṣṇa’s Name

  1. 1

    The mahā-pātra respectfully brought the governor before Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    The governor stood before the Lord with folded hands.

  3. 3

    Standing there, he chanted the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.

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. mahā-pātrathe Orissan representative
  2. ānilabrought
  3. tāṅrehim
  4. kariyā sammānashowing great respect
  5. yoḍa-hātewith folded hands
  6. prabhu-āgebefore Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  7. laya kṛṣṇa-nāmachanted the holy name of Kṛṣṇa
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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: “chanted”, “holy name”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I bring a more respectful attitude to chanting Kṛṣṇa’s holy name?

Practice

Fold your hands and spend a quiet moment chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayApproach Respectfully and Chant Kṛṣṇa’s NameThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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