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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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 16: The Lord’s Attempt to Go to Vṛndāvana
Madhya 16.67Madhya 16.69

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.68

তাঁরে বিদায় দিল প্রভু করি’ আলিঙ্গন ।

এইমত বিদায় দিল সব ভক্তগণ ॥ ৬৮ ॥

tāṅre vidāya dila prabhu kari’ āliṅgana

ei-mata vidāya dila saba bhakta-gaṇa

Translation

In this way, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu embraced Nityānanda Prabhu and bade Him farewell. He then bade farewell to all the other devotees.

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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.

An Affectionate Farewell to the Devotees

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu embraced Nityānanda Prabhu.

  2. 2

    After embracing Him, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bade Nityānanda Prabhu farewell.

  3. 3

    He then bade farewell to all the other devotees.

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:

Caitanya Mahāprabhu forbade Nityānanda to visit Nīlācala every year. Questioned by the inhabitants of Kulīna-grāma, Caitanya Mahāprabhu again repeated the symptoms of a Vaiṣṇava.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tāṅreunto Him (Nityānanda Prabhu)
  2. vidāya dilabade farewell
  3. prabhuLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. kari’doing
  5. āliṅganaembracing
  6. ei-matain this way
  7. vidāya dilabade farewell
  8. sabato all
  9. bhakta-gaṇathe devotees
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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

What do you notice about the affection in this farewell?

Practice

When parting from someone today, take a moment to offer a warm farewell.

Live this todayAn Affectionate Farewell to the DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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