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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 16.244 Madhya 16.247

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Madhya 16.245-246

ইহাঁ প্রভু একত্র করি’ সব ভক্তগণ ।

অদ্বৈত-নিত্যানন্দাদি যত ভক্তজন ॥ ২৪৫ ॥

ihāṅ prabhu ekatra kari’ saba bhakta-gaṇa

advaita-nityānandādi yata bhakta-jana

Translation

Meanwhile, at Śāntipura, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu assembled all His devotees — headed by Advaita Ācārya and Nityānanda Prabhu — embraced them all and asked their permission to return to Jagannātha Purī.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Affection and Permission Before Departing

1
At Śāntipura, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu assembled all His devotees, headed by Advaita Ācārya and Nityānanda Prabhu.
2
He embraced all the assembled devotees.
3
He asked their permission to return to Jagannātha Purī.

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:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu requested Gadādhara Paṇḍita to return to Nīlācala, Jagannātha Purī, but he did not abide by this order. From Kaṭaka (Cuttack), Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu again requested Gadādhara Paṇḍita to return to Nīlācala, and He bade farewell to Rāmānanda Rāya from Bhadraka.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

ihāṅhere (at Śāntipura)
prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
ekatra kari’assembling in one place
saba bhakta-gaṇaall the devotees
advaita-nityānanda-ādiheaded by Advaita Ācārya and Nityānanda Prabhu
yata bhakta-janaall the devotees
sabā āliṅgana kari’embracing every one of them
kahena gosāñiŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said

Key ideas in this 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: “assembled”
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “embraced”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you show affection and consideration when taking leave of others?

Practice

When taking leave of someone today, offer a warm farewell rather than departing abruptly.

Live this todayAffection and Permission Before DepartingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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