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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 17.20Madhya 17.22

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.21

পূর্বরাত্র্যে জগন্নাথ দেখি’ ‘আজ্ঞা’ লঞা ।

শেষ-রাত্রে উঠি’ প্রভু চলিলা লুকাঞা ॥ ২১ ॥

pūrva-rātrye jagannātha dekhi’ ‘ājñā’ lañā

śeṣa-rātre uṭhi’ prabhu calilā lukāñā

Translation

On the previous night, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had visited Lord Jagannātha and taken His permission. Now, near the end of the night, the Lord got up and started immediately. He was not seen by others.

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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.

Permission Before a Quiet Departure

  1. 1

    On the previous night, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited Lord Jagannātha and took His permission.

  2. 2

    Near the end of the night, the Lord got up and started immediately.

  3. 3

    Others did not see Him depart.

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:

After attending the Ratha-yātrā ceremony of Śrī Jagannātha, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu decided to start for Vṛndāvana. Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī selected a brāhmaṇa named Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya to personally assist Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. pūrva-rātryeon the previous night
  2. jagannātha dekhi’seeing Lord Jagannātha
  3. ājñā lañātaking permission
  4. śeṣa-rātrenear the end of night
  5. uṭhi’rising
  6. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  7. calilāstarted
  8. lukāñāwithout being seen
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the Lord's taking permission before departing invite you to reflect on?

Practice

Before proceeding with a plan today, ask permission where it is needed.

Live this todayPermission Before a Quiet DepartureThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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