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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 17: The Lord Travels to Vṛndāvana
Madhya 17.11Madhya 17.13

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.12

বনপথে যাইতে নাহি ‘ভোজ্যান্ন’-ব্রাহ্মণ ।

আজ্ঞা কর, — সঙ্গে চলুক বিপ্র একজন ॥’ ১২ ॥

vana-pathe yāite nāhi ‘bhojyānna’-brāhmaṇa

ājñā kara, — saṅge caluka vipra eka-jana’

Translation

“When You go through the jungle, there will be no brāhmaṇa available from whom You can accept lunch. Therefore please give permission for at least one pure brāhmaṇa to accompany You.”

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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.

Thoughtful Provision for the Journey

  1. 1

    The speakers explain that no brāhmaṇa will be available in the jungle from whom the Lord can accept lunch.

  2. 2

    They therefore request that at least one pure brāhmaṇa accompany Him.

  3. 3

    They ask for the Lord’s permission, presenting a practical need for the journey.

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

Further reading

Madhya 17: The Lord Travels to Vṛndāvana

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

Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī selected a brāhmaṇa named Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya to personally assist Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Early in the morning before sunrise, the Lord started for the town of Kaṭaka (Cuttack).
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. vana-patheon the forest path
  2. yāitegoing
  3. nāhithere is not
  4. bhojya-anna-brāhmaṇaa brāhmaṇa whose food can be accepted
  5. ājñā karaplease give permission
  6. saṅgealong
  7. calukamay go
  8. viprabrāhmaṇa
  9. eka-janaone person
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I notice practical needs ahead of time and offer help respectfully?

Practice

Before an outing today, check what food will be available and ask whether help is needed.

Live this todayThoughtful Provision for the JourneyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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