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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 17.168 Madhya 17.170

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.169

শুনি’ প্রভু কৈল তাঁর চরণ বন্দন ।

ভয় পাঞা প্রভু-পায় পড়িলা ব্রাহ্মণ ॥ ১৬৯ ॥

śuni’ prabhu kaila tāṅra caraṇa vandana

bhaya pāñā prabhu-pāya paḍilā brāhmaṇa

Translation

As soon as Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard about Mādhavendra Purī’s relationship with the brāhmaṇa, He immediately offered obeisances at his feet. Becoming fearful, the brāhmaṇa also immediately fell at the Lord’s feet.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Respect Shown Through Obeisances

1
Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard about Mādhavendra Purī’s relationship with the brāhmaṇa.
2
He immediately offered obeisances at the brāhmaṇa’s feet.
3
Becoming fearful, the brāhmaṇa also immediately fell at the Lord’s feet.

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:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu next passed through Prayāga and Mathurā and then took His lunch at the home of a Sānoḍiyā brāhmaṇa, a disciple of Mādhavendra Purī. He bestowed His blessings upon the brāhmaṇa by accepting lunch at his place.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

śuni’after hearing
prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
kailadid
tāṅraof him
caraṇa vandanaworshiping the feet
bhaya pāñābeing afraid
prabhu-pāyaat the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
paḍilāfell down
brāhmaṇathe brāhmaṇa.

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “relationship”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “offered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What strikes you about how immediately both the Lord and the brāhmaṇa responded?

Practice

Read the verse slowly and notice each person’s response before moving on.

Live this todayRespect Shown Through ObeisancesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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