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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 17.173Madhya 17.175

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.174

তবে ভট্টাচার্য তারে ‘সম্বন্ধ’ কহিল ।

শুনি’ আনন্দিত বিপ্র নাচিতে লাগিল ॥ ১৭৪ ॥

tabe bhaṭṭācārya tāre ‘sambandha’ kahila

śuni’ ānandita vipra nācite lāgila

Translation

Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya then explained the relationship between Mādhavendra Purī and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. After hearing this, the brāhmaṇa became very pleased and began to dance.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Hearing the Relationship Brings Joy

  1. 1

    Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya explained the relationship between Mādhavendra Purī and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    After hearing this explanation, the brāhmaṇa became very pleased.

  3. 3

    His pleasure found expression in dancing.

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 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.

  1. tabethereafter
  2. bhaṭṭācāryaBalabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya
  3. tāreunto the brāhmaṇa
  4. sambandha kahilaexplained the relationship
  5. śuni’after hearing
  6. ānanditabeing pleased
  7. viprathe brāhmaṇa
  8. nācite lāgilabegan to dance
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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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What moves me about the brāhmaṇa’s joyful response to hearing this relationship explained?

Practice

Read the translation slowly, giving attention to the brāhmaṇa’s joy upon hearing.

Live this todayHearing the Relationship Brings JoyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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