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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 18.139

তবে ভট্টাচার্য সেই ব্রাহ্মণে লঞা ।

যুক্তি করিলা কিছু নিভৃতে বসিয়া ॥ ১৩৯ ॥

tabe bhaṭṭācārya sei brāhmaṇe lañā

yukti karilā kichu nibhṛte vasiyā

Translation

After this, Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya took the Sanoḍiyā brāhmaṇa to a secluded place and consulted with 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.

Taking Time for Private Consultation

  1. 1

    Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya took the Sanoḍiyā brāhmaṇa aside.

  2. 2

    He chose a secluded place for their conversation.

  3. 3

    He consulted with the brāhmaṇa.

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

Further reading

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

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

Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya decided to take Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to Prayāga after visiting the holy place known as Soro-kṣetra. While stopping near a village on the way to Prayāga, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu fainted in ecstatic love.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tabethereafter
  2. bhaṭṭācāryaBhaṭṭācārya
  3. sei brāhmaṇethe Sanoḍiyā brāhmaṇa
  4. lañātaking
  5. yukti karilāconsulted
  6. kichusomething
  7. nibhṛte vasiyāsitting in a solitary place
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “conversation”

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

What concern could I discuss quietly with someone today?

Practice

Find a quiet place and ask someone for advice about one concern.

Live this todayTaking Time for Private ConsultationThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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