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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 16.44

সবা লঞা কৈল জগন্নাথ-দরশন ।

সবা লঞা আইলা পুনঃ আপন-ভবন ॥ ৪৪ ॥

sabā lañā kaila jagannātha-daraśana

sabā lañā āilā punaḥ āpana-bhavana

Translation

Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and all His devotees visited Lord Jagannātha. Finally, accompanied by them all, He returned to His own residence.

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

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Visiting Lord Jagannātha Together

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited Lord Jagannātha with all His devotees.

  2. 2

    After the visit, He returned to His own residence.

  3. 3

    All the devotees accompanied Him on His return.

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:

In due course of time, all the devotees of Bengal visited Jagannātha Purī for the third year. This time, all the wives of the Vaiṣṇavas brought many types of food, intending to extend invitations to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sabā lañātaking all of them
  2. kailaperformed
  3. jagannātha-daraśanaseeing Lord Jagannātha
  4. sabā lañātaking them all
  5. āilāwent back
  6. punaḥagain
  7. āpana-bhavanato His own residence
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I make time to worship in the company of devotees?

Practice

Invite a devotee to join you for a visit to the temple.

Live this todayVisiting Lord Jagannātha TogetherThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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