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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 16.278 Madhya 16.280

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.279

তবে গদাধর-পণ্ডিত প্রেমাবিষ্ট হঞা ।

প্রভু-পদ ধরি’ কহে বিনয় করিয়া ॥ ২৭৯ ॥

tabe gadādhara-paṇḍita premāviṣṭa hañā

prabhu-pada dhari’ kahe vinaya kariyā

Translation

Being encouraged by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s words, Gadādhara Paṇḍita became absorbed in ecstatic love. Immediately clasping the lotus feet of the Lord, he began to speak with great humility.

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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.

Responding with love and great humility

1
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s words encouraged Gadādhara Paṇḍita.
2
Gadādhara Paṇḍita became absorbed in ecstatic love.
3
He immediately clasped the Lord’s lotus feet and began speaking with great humility.

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:

Returning from Rāmakeli, He met Raghunātha dāsa and after giving him instructions sent him back home. Thereafter the Lord returned to Nīlācala and began to make plans to go to Vṛndāvana without a companion.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

tabethereupon
gadādhara paṇḍitaGadādhara Paṇḍita
prema-āviṣṭa hañābeing absorbed in ecstatic love
prabhu-pada dhari’catching hold of the lotus feet of the Lord
kahesays
vinaya kariyāwith great humility

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “humility”
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “ecstatic love”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What can Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s humble response teach you about receiving encouragement?

Practice

Thank someone who has encouraged you, choosing simple, humble words.

Live this todayResponding with love and great humilityThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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