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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 17.51Madhya 17.53

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.52

গৌড়, বঙ্গ, উৎকল, দক্ষিণ-দেশে গিয়া ।

লোকের নিস্তার কৈল আপনে ভ্রমিয়া ॥ ৫২ ॥

gauḍa, baṅga, utkala, dakṣiṇa-deśe giyā

lokera nistāra kaila āpane bhramiyā

Translation

In this way, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally toured Bengal, East Bengal, Orissa and the southern countries, and He delivered all kinds of people by spreading Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

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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.

Spreading Kṛṣṇa Consciousness Delivered All Kinds

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally traveled to spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

  2. 2

    He toured Bengal, East Bengal, Orissa and the southern countries.

  3. 3

    By spreading Kṛṣṇa consciousness, He delivered all kinds of people.

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 Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī selected a brāhmaṇa named Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya to personally assist Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Early in the morning before sunrise, the Lord started for the town of Kaṭaka (Cuttack).
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. gauḍaBengal
  2. baṅgaEast Bengal
  3. utkalaOrissa
  4. dakṣiṇa-deśesouthern India
  5. giyāgoing
  6. lokeraof all the people
  7. nistāraliberation
  8. kailadid
  9. āpanepersonally
  10. bhramiyātouring
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “delivered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to me about the Lord delivering all kinds of people?

Practice

Reread the translation and pause to appreciate how widely Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu shared Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

Live this todaySpreading Kṛṣṇa Consciousness Delivered All KindsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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