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  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 2.76Madhya 2.78

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 2.77

চণ্ডীদাস, বিদ্যাপতি,     রায়ের নাটক-গীতি,

কর্ণামৃত, শ্রীগীতগোবিন্দ ।

স্বরূপ-রামানন্দ-সনে,     মহাপ্রভু রাত্রি-দিনে,

গায়, শুনে — পরম আনন্দ ॥ ৭৭ ॥

caṇḍīdāsa, vidyāpati, rāyera nāṭaka-gīti,

karṇāmṛta, śrī-gīta-govinda

svarūpa-rāmānanda-sane, mahāprabhu rātri-dine,

gāya, śune — parama ānanda

Translation

He also passed His time reading the books and singing the songs of Caṇḍīdāsa and Vidyāpati, and listening to quotations from the Jagannātha-vallabha-nāṭaka, Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta and Gīta-govinda. Thus in the association of Svarūpa Dāmodara and Rāya Rāmānanda, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu passed His days and nights chanting and hearing with great pleasure.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Joy in Chanting, Hearing and Association

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu read the books and sang the songs of Caṇḍīdāsa and Vidyāpati.

  2. 2

    He listened to quotations from the Jagannātha-vallabha-nāṭaka, Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta and Gīta-govinda.

  3. 3

    In the association of Svarūpa Dāmodara and Rāya Rāmānanda, He passed His days and nights chanting and hearing with great pleasure.

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:

At that time the author, Śrīla Kavirāja Gosvāmī, met Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, by whose mercy he also could memorize all the notes. In this way the author was able to complete this transcendental literature, Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta.
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. caṇḍīdāsathe poet Caṇḍīdāsa
  2. vidyāpatithe poet Vidyāpati
  3. rāyeraof the poet Rāya Rāmānanda
  4. nāṭakathe Jagannātha-vallabha-nāṭaka
  5. gītisongs
  6. karṇāmṛtathe Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta of Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura
  7. śrī-gīta-govindathe Gīta-govinda of Jayadeva Gosvāmī
  8. svarūpaSvarūpa Dāmodara
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “association”

  • 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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might sharing devotional reading or singing with others enrich your hearing?

Practice

Spend a few minutes reading this translation aloud with someone, or listening as they read it.

Live this todayJoy in Chanting, Hearing and AssociationThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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