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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 17.122Madhya 17.124

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.123

প্রভুর দরশনে শুদ্ধ হঞাছে তাঁর মন ।

প্রভু-আগে দুঃখী হঞা কহে বিবরণ ॥ ১২৩ ॥

prabhura daraśane śuddha hañāche tāṅra mana

prabhu-āge duḥkhī hañā kahe vivaraṇa

Translation

The mind of the brāhmaṇa was already purified by his seeing the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. He therefore went to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and described what had taken place before the Māyāvādī sannyāsī Prakāśānanda.

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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.

Seeing the Lord Purifies the Mind

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

  2. 2

    The brāhmaṇa’s mind was already purified by seeing Him.

  3. 3

    The brāhmaṇa approached Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and described what had taken place before the Māyāvādī sannyāsī Prakāśānanda.

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:

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.

  1. prabhura daraśaneby seeing personally the Supreme Personality of Godhead
  2. śuddhapurified
  3. hañāchewas
  4. tāṅra manahis mind
  5. prabhu-āgebefore the Lord
  6. duḥkhī hañābeing very unhappy
  7. kahe vivaraṇadescribed the incidents
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about the effect of seeing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

Practice

Read the translation slowly today, pausing to reflect on the Lord’s purifying presence.

Live this todaySeeing the Lord Purifies the MindThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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