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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 2.52Madhya 2.54

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 2.53

যে কালে দেখে জগন্নাথ-     শ্রীরাম-সুভদ্রা-সাথ,

তবে জানে — আইলাম কুরুক্ষেত্র ।

সফল হৈল জীবন,     দেখিলুঁ পদ্মলোচন,

জুড়াইল তনু-মন-নেত্র ॥ ৫৩ ॥

ye kāle dekhe jagannātha- śrīrāma-subhadrā-sātha, tabe jāne — āilāma kurukṣetra

saphala haila jīvana, dekhiluṅ padma-locana,

juḍāila tanu-mana-netra

Translation

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would see Jagannātha along with Balarāma and Subhadrā, He would immediately think that He had reached Kurukṣetra, where all of them had come. He would think that His life was successful because He had seen the lotus-eyed one, whom, if seen, pacifies the body, mind and eyes.

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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.

Seeing the Lord Makes Life Successful

  1. 1

    Seeing Jagannātha with Balarāma and Subhadrā, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu immediately thought He had reached Kurukṣetra.

  2. 2

    He thought His life successful because He had seen the lotus-eyed one.

  3. 3

    Seeing the lotus-eyed one pacifies the body, mind and eyes.

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.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 2
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ye kāleat that time when
  2. dekheHe sees
  3. jagannāthaLord Jagannātha
  4. śrī-rāmaBalarāma
  5. subhadrāSubhadrā
  6. sāthawith
  7. tabeat that time
  8. jāneknows
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s response reveal about what He considered a successful life?

Practice

Spend a quiet minute reflecting on His words that His life was successful because He had seen the lotus-eyed one.

Live this todaySeeing the Lord Makes Life SuccessfulThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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