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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 18: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Visit to Śrī Vṛndāvana
Madhya 18.169Madhya 18.171

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.170

এই যতি ব্যাধিতে কভু হয়েন মূর্চ্ছিত ।

অবঁহি চেতন পাইবে, হইবে সম্বিত ॥ ১৭০ ॥

ei yati vyādhite kabhu hayena mūrcchita

abaṅhi cetana pāibe, ha-ibe samvita

Translation

“This sannyāsī sometimes falls unconscious due to the influence of a disease. Please sit down here, and you will see that He will very soon regain consciousness and His normal condition.

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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.

Wait Patiently for Consciousness to Return

  1. 1

    The speaker explains that the sannyāsī sometimes falls unconscious due to the influence of a disease.

  2. 2

    Those present are asked to sit down and wait.

  3. 3

    The speaker assures them that He will very soon regain consciousness and His normal condition.

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:

In this way, their Kṛṣṇa consciousness was awakened, and they could understand that a sannyāsī is simply a living entity and not the Supreme Personality of Godhead. When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took His bath at Akrūra-ghāṭa, He submerged Himself in the water for a long time.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ei yatithis sannyāsī
  2. vyādhiteunder the influence of disease
  3. kabhusometimes
  4. hayena mūrcchitabecomes unconscious
  5. abaṅhivery soon
  6. cetanaconsciousness
  7. pāibewill get back
  8. ha-ibe samvitawill come to His proper senses
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I make room for patient waiting when I am concerned about someone?

Practice

Today, pause and sit quietly before drawing a conclusion about someone's condition.

Live this todayWait Patiently for Consciousness to ReturnThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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