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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 16.217 Madhya 16.219

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.218

মহৈশ্বর্যযুক্ত দুঁহে — বদান্য, ব্রহ্মণ্য ।

সদাচারী, সৎকুলীন, ধার্মিকাগ্রগণ্য ॥ ২১৮ ॥

mahaiśvarya-yukta duṅhe — vadānya, brahmaṇya

sadācārī, satkulīna, dhārmikāgra-gaṇya

Translation

Both Hiraṇya Majumadāra and Govardhana Majumadāra were very opulent and magnanimous. They were well behaved and devoted to brahminical culture. They belonged to an aristocratic family, and among religionists they were predominant.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Wealth Accompanied by Generosity and Good Conduct

1
Hiraṇya Majumadāra and Govardhana Majumadāra were very opulent and magnanimous.
2
Both brothers were well behaved and devoted to brahminical culture.
3
They belonged to an aristocratic family and were prominent among religionists.

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

Madhya 16: The Lord’s Attempt to Go to Vṛndāvana

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

After this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu crossed the border of Orissa state, and He arrived at Pānihāṭi by boat. Thereafter He visited the house of Rāghava Paṇḍita, and from there He went to Kumārahaṭṭa and eventually to Kuliyā, where He excused many offenders.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

mahā-aiśvarya-yuktavery opulent in riches
duṅheboth the brothers
vadānyavery magnanimous
brahmaṇyadevoted to brahminical culture
sat-ācārīwell behaved
sat-kulīnaaristocratic
dhārmika-agra-gaṇyaon the top of the list of religious persons

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Audārya · Love that moves outward
The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “magnanimous”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “govardhana”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which of the brothers’ qualities would you like to express more clearly in your own conduct?

Practice

Do one small act of generosity today, taking inspiration from the brothers’ magnanimity.

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