1 · Learn4 of 6 · 5 min
Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.23
শিবানন্দের বালক, নাম — চৈতন্য-দাস ।
তেঁহো চলিয়াছে প্রভুরে দেখিতে উল্লাস ॥ ২৩ ॥
śivānandera bālaka, nāma — caitanya-dāsa
teṅho caliyāche prabhure dekhite ullāsa
Caitanya dāsa, the son of Śivānanda Sena, also jubilantly accompanied them as they went to see the Lord.
Read this verse on Vedabase.ioThis verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.
Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Caitanya dāsa was the son of Śivānanda Sena.
He also accompanied the traveling party.
He went jubilantly with them to see the Lord.
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
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted to go to Vṛndāvana, Rāmānanda Rāya and Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya indirectly presented many obstructions. In due course of time, all the devotees of Bengal visited Jagannātha Purī for the third year.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “party”
Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What joy do I find in sharing devotional activities with others?
Read this translation once slowly, reflecting on Caitanya dāsa’s joy in going to see the Lord.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
Ask Caitanya CaritamrtaHave a question about CC Madhya 16.23? Get an answer from the verses themselves.