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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.219

প্রভুরে মূর্ছিত দেখি’ সেই ত ব্রাহ্মণ ।

ভট্টাচার্য-সঙ্গে করে প্রভুর সন্তর্পণ ॥ ২১৯ ॥

prabhure mūrcchita dekhi’ sei ta brāhmaṇa

bhaṭṭācārya-saṅge kare prabhura santarpaṇa

Translation

When the brāhmaṇa saw that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was unconscious, he and Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya took care of Him.

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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.

Caring for the Unconscious Lord

  1. 1

    The brāhmaṇa saw that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was unconscious.

  2. 2

    He and Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya both took care of Him.

  3. 3

    Their response to the Lord’s condition was to attend to Him together.

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.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhureŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  2. mūrcchitaunconscious
  3. dekhi’seeing
  4. sei ta brāhmaṇaindeed that brāhmaṇa
  5. bhaṭṭācārya-saṅgewith the Bhaṭṭācārya
  6. karedoes
  7. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  8. santarpaṇataking care
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “together”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I become more attentive when someone needs care?

Practice

Check on someone who may need help, and offer one small act of care.

Live this todayCaring for the Unconscious LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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