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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 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

Madhya 19.38 Madhya 19.40

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.39

কেহ কান্দে, কেহ হাসে, কেহ নাচে, গায় ।

‘কৃষ্ণ’ ‘কৃষ্ণ’ বলি’ কেহ গড়াগড়ি যায় ॥ ৩৯ ॥

keha kānde, keha hāse, keha nāce, gāya

‘kṛṣṇa’ ‘kṛṣṇa’ bali’ keha gaḍāgaḍi yāya

Translation

Some of the people following the Lord were crying. Some were laughing, some dancing and some chanting. Indeed, some of them were rolling on the ground, exclaiming “Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa!”

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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.

Calling Out the Name of Kṛṣṇa

1
Some of the people following the Lord were crying, while others were laughing.
2
Some were dancing, and some were chanting.
3
Some rolled on the ground, exclaiming “Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa!”

How it feels

Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.

The mood of Madhya 19 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Madhya 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

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

He was informed that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was going to Vṛndāvana from Jagannātha Purī through the forest of Jhārikhaṇḍa (Jharkhand); therefore he sent two people to Jagannātha Purī to find out when the Lord would leave for Vṛndāvana. In this way Rūpa Gosvāmī retired, but Sanātana Gosvāmī told the Nawab that he was sick and could not attend to his work.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

keha kāndesome cried
keha hāsesome laughed
keha nācesome danced
gāyachanted
kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa bali’saying “Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa”
kehasome
gaḍāgaḍi yāyarolled on the ground

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “chanting”
Vipralambha · Love in separation
Separation that intensifies remembrance and longing; especially central to the confidential pastimes at Purī. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “crying”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I give my attention to Kṛṣṇa’s name today?

Practice

Take a quiet moment to chant “Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa!” attentively.

Live this todayCalling Out the Name of KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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