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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 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī
Madhya 19.78Madhya 19.80

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.79

হুঙ্কার করি’ যমুনার জলে দিলা ঝাঁপ ।

প্রভু দেখি’ সবার মনে হৈল ভয়-কাঁপ ॥ ৭৯ ॥

huṅkāra kari’ yamunāra jale dilā jhāṅpa

prabhu dekhi’ sabāra mane haila bhaya-kāṅpa

Translation

Indeed, as soon as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw the river Yamunā, He immediately made a great sound and jumped into the water. Everyone was filled with fear and trembling to see this.

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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.

The Lord’s Leap Fills Everyone With Fear

  1. 1

    As soon as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw the river Yamunā, He made a great sound.

  2. 2

    He immediately jumped into the water.

  3. 3

    Seeing this, everyone was filled with fear and trembling.

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

Further reading

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.

  1. huṅkāra kari’making a loud sound
  2. yamunāra jalein the water of the river Yamunā
  3. dilāgave
  4. jhāṅpaa plunge
  5. prabhu dekhi’seeing Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  6. sabāraof everyone
  7. manein the mind
  8. hailathere was
  9. bhaya-kāṅpafear and trembling
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “yamunā”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the response of those present help me appreciate the intensity of this moment?

Practice

Reread the verse, giving attention to both the Lord’s action and everyone’s fearful response.

Live this todayThe Lord’s Leap Fills Everyone With FearThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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