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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 16.203Madhya 16.205

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.204

রাঘব-পণ্ডিত আসি’ প্রভু লঞা গেলা ।

পথে যাইতে লোকভিড়ে কষ্টে-সৃষ্ট্যে আইলা ॥ ২০৪ ॥

rāghava-paṇḍita āsi’ prabhu lañā gelā

pathe yāite loka-bhiḍe kaṣṭe-sṛṣṭye āilā

Translation

At length Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was taken away by Rāghava Paṇḍita. There was a great crowd assembled along the way, and the Lord reached Rāghava Paṇḍita’s residence with great difficulty.

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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.

Reaching Rāghava Paṇḍita’s Home Through Crowds

  1. 1

    At length, Rāghava Paṇḍita took Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu away.

  2. 2

    A great crowd had assembled along the way.

  3. 3

    The Lord reached Rāghava Paṇḍita’s residence with great difficulty.

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:

Thereafter He visited the house of Rāghava Paṇḍita, and from there He went to Kumārahaṭṭa and eventually to Kuliyā, where He excused many offenders. From there He went to Rāmakeli, where He saw Śrī Rūpa and Sanātana and accepted them as His chief disciples.
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. rāghava-paṇḍitaRāghava Paṇḍita
  2. āsi’coming
  3. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. lañātaking
  5. gelāwent to his place
  6. pathe yāitepassing on the road
  7. loka-bhiḍein the crowd of men
  8. kaṣṭe-sṛṣṭyewith great difficulty
  9. āilāreached
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

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    In this verse: “assembled”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do you notice about the difficulty of bringing the Lord through the assembled crowd?

Practice

When walking through a busy place today, leave room for others to pass safely.

Live this todayReaching Rāghava Paṇḍita’s Home Through CrowdsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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