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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 17: The Lord Travels to Vṛndāvana

Madhya 17.116 Madhya 17.118

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.117

‘চৈতন্য’-নাম তাঁর, ভাবুকগণ লঞা ।

দেশে দেশে গ্রামে গ্রামে বুলে নাচাঞা ॥ ১১৭ ॥

‘caitanya’-nāma tāṅra, bhāvuka-gaṇa lañā

deśe deśe grāme grāme bule nācāñā

Translation

Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī continued, “I know that His name is Caitanya and that He is accompanied by many sentimentalists. His followers dance with Him, and He tours from country to country and village to village.

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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.

Followers Dismissed as Sentimentalists

1
Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī said that he knew Caitanya’s name.
2
He described Caitanya’s companions as sentimentalists and said that they danced with Him.
3
He also described Caitanya traveling from country to country and village to village.

How it feels

Wonder and contagious joy. Even forest animals chant; nature seems drawn into the saṅkīrtana movement.

The mood of Madhya 17 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Madhya 17: The Lord Travels to Vṛndāvana

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Seeing the behavior of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, a Maharashtriyan brāhmaṇa informed Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī, the leader of the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs. Prakāśānanda made various accusations against the Lord.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

caitanyaCaitanya
nāma tāṅraHis name
bhāvuka-gaṇa lañāaccompanied by some sentimentalists
deśe deśefrom country to country
grāme grāmefrom village to village
buletravels
nācāñācausing to dance

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: “followers”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do dismissive labels keep me from listening carefully to what is being described?

Practice

Reread the verse and distinguish the activities described from the speaker’s judgment of them.

Live this todayFollowers Dismissed as SentimentalistsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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