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  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 17.83Madhya 17.85

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.84

‘পূর্বে শুনিয়াছি প্রভু কর‌্যাছেন সন্ন্যাস’ ।

নিশ্চয় করিয়া হৈল হৃদয়ে উল্লাস ॥ ৮৪ ॥

‘pūrve śuniyāchi prabhu karyāchena sannyāsa’

niścaya kariyā haila hṛdaye ullāsa

Translation

Tapana Miśra then began to think, “I have heard that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has accepted the renounced order.” Thinking this, Tapana Miśra became very jubilant within his heart.

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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.

Joy in Remembering Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

  1. 1

    Tapana Miśra remembered what he had heard about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    He had heard that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had accepted the renounced order.

  3. 3

    Thinking of this, Tapana Miśra became very jubilant within his heart.

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 taking His bath at the Maṇikarṇikā-ghāṭa at Vārāṇasī, He met Tapana Miśra, who took the Lord to his place and respectfully gave Him a comfortable residence. At Vārāṇasī, Vaidya Candraśekhara, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s old friend, also rendered service unto Him.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. pūrveformerly
  2. śuniyāchiI have heard
  3. prabhuLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. karyāchena sannyāsahas accepted the renounced order of life
  5. niścaya kariyāascertaining that
  6. hailathere was
  7. hṛdayewithin the heart
  8. ullāsagreat jubilation
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do you notice about the joy Tapana Miśra felt within his heart?

Practice

Spend a quiet moment reflecting on Tapana Miśra’s joyful thought about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Live this todayJoy in Remembering Śrī Caitanya MahāprabhuThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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