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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 17.91Madhya 17.93

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.92

মিশ্রের সখা তেঁহো প্রভুর পূর্ব দাস ।

বৈদ্যজাতি, লিখনবৃত্তি, বারাণসী-বাস ॥ ৯২ ॥

miśrera sakhā teṅho prabhura pūrva dāsa

vaidya-jāti, likhana-vṛtti, vārāṇasī-vāsa

Translation

Candraśekhara happened to be a friend of Tapana Miśra’s, and he was long known to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as His servant. He was a physician by caste, and by profession he was a clerk. At the time he was living in Vārāṇasī.

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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.

A Long-Known Servant of the Lord

  1. 1

    Candraśekhara was a friend of Tapana Miśra.

  2. 2

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had long known Candraśekhara as His servant.

  3. 3

    Candraśekhara was a physician by caste and a clerk by profession. He was then living in Vārāṇasī.

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:

At Vārāṇasī, Vaidya Candraśekhara, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s old friend, also rendered service unto Him. Seeing the behavior of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, a Maharashtriyan brāhmaṇa informed Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī, the leader of the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. miśrera sakhāfriend of Tapana Miśra
  2. teṅhohe
  3. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. pūrva dāsaformer servant
  5. vaidya-jātiby caste a physician
  6. likhana-vṛttiby profession a clerk
  7. vārāṇasī-vāsaresident of Vārāṇasī
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “servant”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does Candraśekhara’s identity as the Lord’s servant stand alongside his occupation?

Practice

Take a quiet moment today to reflect on what it means to be a servant of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Live this todayA Long-Known Servant of the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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