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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.

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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 18: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Visit to Śrī Vṛndāvana

Madhya 18.132 Madhya 18.134

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.133

কান্যকুব্জ-দাক্ষিণাত্যের বৈদিক ব্রাহ্মণ ।

দৈন্য করি, করে মহাপ্রভুর নিমন্ত্রণ ॥ ১৩৩ ॥

kānyakubja-dākṣiṇātyera vaidika brāhmaṇa

dainya kari, kare mahāprabhura nimantraṇa

Translation

The brāhmaṇas from different places, such as Kānyakubja and South India, who were all strict followers of the Vedic religion, offered invitations to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with great humility.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Offering Invitations with Great Humility

1
Brāhmaṇas came from different places, including Kānyakubja and South India.
2
They were all strict followers of the Vedic religion.
3
They offered invitations to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with great humility.

How it feels

Overwhelmed recognition. Seeing the places of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes evokes extraordinary remembrance and ecstasy.

The mood of Madhya 18 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Madhya 18: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Visit to Śrī Vṛndāvana

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Seeing a great crowd in Mathurā, He moved His residence near Akrūra-ghāṭa, and from there He went every day to Vṛndāvana to see Kālīya-hrada, Dvādaśāditya-ghāṭa, Keśī-ghāṭa, Rāsa-sthalī, Cīra-ghāṭa and Āmli-talā. At Kālīya Lake, many people mistook a fisherman for Kṛṣṇa.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

kānyakubjabrāhmaṇas from Kānyakubja
dākṣiṇātyeracertain brāhmaṇas from South India
vaidikafollowers of the Vedic religion
brāhmaṇabrāhmaṇas
dainya kariwith great humility
karedo
mahāprabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
nimantraṇainvitation

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: “followers”
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “humility”
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: “offered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can humility shape the way I make a request?

Practice

Make one request today with humble words rather than a demanding tone.

Live this todayOffering Invitations with Great HumilityThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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