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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 18: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Visit to Śrī Vṛndāvana
Madhya 18.216Madhya 18.218

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.217

ম্লেচ্ছদেশ, কেহ কাহাঁ করয়ে উৎপাত ।

ভট্টাচার্য — পণ্ডিত, কহিতে না জানেন বাত্‌ ॥ ২১৭ ॥

mleccha-deśa, keha kāhāṅ karaye utpāta

bhaṭṭācārya — paṇḍita, kahite nā jānena bāt

Translation

“This country is mainly occupied by Muslims. At any place someone can create a disturbance, and although Your companion Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya is a learned scholar, he does not know how to speak the local language.”

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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.

Concern for the Lord’s Journey

  1. 1

    They described the country as mainly occupied by Muslims and expressed concern that someone might create a disturbance along the way.

  2. 2

    They acknowledged that the Lord’s companion, Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya, was a learned scholar.

  3. 3

    They also pointed out that he did not know how to speak the local language.

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. mleccha-deśathis is a country occupied by the Muslims
  2. kehaanyone
  3. kāhāṅanywhere
  4. karaye utpātacan create a disturbance
  5. bhaṭṭācāryaBalabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya
  6. paṇḍitalearned scholar
  7. kahiteto speak
  8. nā jānenadoes not know
  9. bātlanguage
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can recognizing a language barrier help you offer thoughtful assistance?

Practice

Learn one useful phrase in a language spoken locally that you do not know well.

Live this todayConcern for the Lord’s JourneyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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