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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.207

‘বাচস্পতি-গৃহে’ প্রভু যেমতে রহিলা ।

লোক-ভিড় ভয়ে যৈছে ‘কুলিয়া’ আইলা ॥ ২০৭ ॥

‘vācaspati-gṛhe’ prabhu yemate rahilā

loka-bhiḍa bhaye yaiche ‘kuliyā’ āilā

Translation

The Lord remained some time at the house of Vidyā-vācaspati, but then, because it was too crowded, He went to Kuliyā.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord Goes to Kuliyā

  1. 1

    The Lord remained for some time at Vidyā-vācaspati’s house. Because it became too crowded, He went to Kuliyā.

  2. 2

    Vidyā-vācaspati’s house was in Vidyānagara, near Koladvīpa, or Kuliyā. Devānanda Paṇḍita resided in Kuliyā.

  3. 3

    The account quoted in the purport describes the Lord crossing by boat to Kuliyā and staying seven days at Mādhava dāsa’s house. He then proceeded along the banks of the Ganges.

Key points from the purport
  • The house of Vidyā-vācaspati was located at Vidyānagara, which was near Koladvīpa, or Kuliyā.
  • Tataḥ kumārahaṭṭe śrīvāsa-paṇḍita-vāṭyām abhyāyayau: “From there the Lord went to the house of Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita in Kumārahaṭṭa”; tato’dvaita-vāṭīm abhyetya haridāsenābhivanditas tathaiva taraṇī-vartmanā navadvīpasya pāre kuliyā-nāma-grāme mādhava-dāsa-vāṭyām uttīrṇavān. evaṁ sapta-dināni tatra sthitvā punas taṭa-vartmanā eva calitavān: “From the house of Śrīvāsa Ācārya, the Lord went to the house of Advaita Ācārya, where He was offered obeisances by Haridāsa Ṭhākura.
  • The Lord then took a boat to the other side of Navadvīpa, to a place called Kuliyā, where He stayed seven days at the house of Mādhava dāsa.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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. vācaspati-gṛheat the house of Vidyā-vācaspati
  2. prabhuthe Lord
  3. yemateas
  4. rahilāstayed there for some time
  5. loka-bhiḍa bhayedue to fear of crowds of people
  6. yaichejust as
  7. kuliyā āilāHe came to Kuliyā, the present city of Navadvīpa
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What details help you picture the Lord’s arrival and stay in Kuliyā?

Practice

Write a brief note identifying where the Lord stayed in Kuliyā and for how long.

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