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  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 16.70Madhya 16.72

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.71

তেঁহো কহে, — “কে বৈষ্ণব, কি তাঁর লক্ষণ ?”

তবে হাসি’ কহে প্রভু জানি’ তাঁর মন ॥ ৭১ ॥

teṅho kahe, — “ke vaiṣṇava, ki tāṅra lakṣaṇa?”

tabe hāsi’ kahe prabhu jāni’ tāṅra mana

Translation

The inhabitant of Kulīna-grāma said, “Please let me know who is actually a Vaiṣṇava and what his symptoms are.” Understanding his mind, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu smiled and gave the following reply.

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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.

Seek to Understand a Vaiṣṇava’s Qualities

  1. 1

    The inhabitant of Kulīna-grāma asked who is actually a Vaiṣṇava.

  2. 2

    He wanted to know the symptoms by which a Vaiṣṇava could be recognized.

  3. 3

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu understood his mind, smiled, and prepared to answer.

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:

Questioned by the inhabitants of Kulīna-grāma, Caitanya Mahāprabhu again repeated the symptoms of a Vaiṣṇava. Vidyānidhi also came to Jagannātha Purī and saw the festival of Oḍana-ṣaṣṭhī.
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. teṅho kahehe said
  2. kewho
  3. vaiṣṇavaa Vaiṣṇava
  4. kiwhat
  5. tāṅraof him
  6. lakṣaṇathe symptoms
  7. tabethereafter
  8. hāsi’smiling
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do you sincerely wish to understand about the qualities of a Vaiṣṇava?

Practice

Write one question you have about recognizing a Vaiṣṇava’s qualities.

Live this todaySeek to Understand a Vaiṣṇava’s QualitiesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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