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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 19.83

দেশ-পাত্র দেখি’ মহাপ্রভু ধৈর্য হইল ।

আড়াইলের ঘাটে নৌকা আসি’ উত্তরিল ॥ ৮৩ ॥

deśa-pātra dekhi’ mahāprabhu dhairya ha-ila

āḍāilera ghāṭe naukā āsi’ uttarila

Translation

Seeing the circumstances, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu finally became calm so that the boat was able to reach the shore of Āḍāila and land there.

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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 Became Calm, Allowing Safe Arrival

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw the circumstances.

  2. 2

    He finally became calm, allowing the boat to reach the shore.

  3. 3

    The boat reached Āḍāila and landed there.

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:

Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī finally reached Prayāga and met with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for ten successive days. During this time, Vallabha Bhaṭṭa extended an invitation to the Lord with great respect.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. deśa-pātra dekhi’seeing the circumstances
  2. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. dhairya ha-ilabecame calm
  4. āḍāilera ghāṭeat the shore of the village Āḍāila
  5. naukāthe boat
  6. āsi’coming
  7. uttarilalanded
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How did the Lord’s becoming calm affect everyone’s arrival?

Practice

Today, pause to notice the circumstances around you before acting.

Live this todayThe Lord Became Calm, Allowing Safe ArrivalThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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