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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 2: The Ecstatic Manifestations of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Madhya 2.43Madhya 2.45

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 2.44

এত কহি’ শচীসুত,     শ্লোক পড়ে অদ্ভুত,

শুনে দুঁহে এক-মন হঞা ।

আপন-হৃদয়-কাজ,     কহিতে বাসিয়ে লাজ,

তবু কহি লাজবীজ খাঞা ॥ ৪৪ ॥

eta kahi’ śacī-suta, śloka paḍe adbhuta,

śune duṅhe eka-mana hañā

āpana-hṛdaya-kāja, kahite vāsiye lāja,

tabu kahi lāja-bīja khāñā

Translation

Thus speaking, the son of Śrīmatī Śacīmātā recited another wonderful verse, and Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara heard this verse with rapt attention. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “I feel shameful to disclose the activities of My heart. Nonetheless, I shall be done with all formalities and speak from the heart. Please hear.”

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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.

Speak Sincerely and Hear Attentively

  1. 1

    The son of Śrīmatī Śacīmātā recited another wonderful verse.

  2. 2

    Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara heard with rapt attention.

  3. 3

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu felt ashamed to disclose His heart. Nonetheless, He set aside formalities and asked His friends to hear Him.

How it feels

Overwhelming divine separation. A preview of the last years reveals the Lord’s intense separation from Kṛṣṇa.

The mood of Madhya 2 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 2: The Ecstatic Manifestations of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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

Over and above this are the notes of Svarūpa Dāmodara, memorized by Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, who also helped in the compilation of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta. After the disappearance of Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī went to Vṛndāvana.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. eta kahi’thus saying
  2. śacī-sutathe son of Śrīmatī Śacīmātā
  3. ślokaverse
  4. paḍerecites
  5. adbhutawonderful
  6. śunehear
  7. duṅhethe two persons
  8. eka-mana hañāwith rapt attention
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I listen more attentively when someone speaks sincerely from the heart?

Practice

Give someone your undivided attention today when they share a heartfelt concern.

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