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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 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth
Madhya 20.199Madhya 20.201

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.200

জ্যৈষ্ঠে — ত্রিবিক্রম, আষাঢ়ে — বামন দেবেশ ।

শ্রাবণে — শ্রীধর, ভাদ্রে — দেব হৃষীকেশ ॥ ২০০ ॥

jyaiṣṭhe — trivikrama, āṣāḍhe — vāmana deveśa

śrāvaṇe — śrīdhara, bhādre — deva hṛṣīkeśa

Translation

“In the month of Jyaiṣṭha, the predominating Deity is Trivikrama. In Āṣāḍha the Deity is Vāmana, in Śrāvaṇa the Deity is Śrīdhara, and in Bhādra the Deity is Hṛṣīkeśa.

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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.

Deities From Jyaiṣṭha Through Bhādra

  1. 1

    Trivikrama is the predominating Deity of Jyaiṣṭha.

  2. 2

    Vāmana is the predominating Deity of Āṣāḍha.

  3. 3

    Śrīdhara is the predominating Deity of Śrāvaṇa, and Hṛṣīkeśa is the predominating Deity of Bhādra.

How it feels

Humility and restored identity. A seeker relinquishes status, asks fundamental questions, and receives sambandha knowledge.

The mood of Madhya 20 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth

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

Thus Sanātana Gosvāmī finally arrived at Vārāṇasī and stood before the door of Candraśekhara. Caitanya Mahāprabhu called him in and ordered him to change his dress so that he would look like a gentleman.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 20
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. jyaiṣṭhein the month of Jyaiṣṭha (May-June)
  2. trivikramaTrivikrama
  3. āṣāḍhein the month of Āṣāḍha (June-July)
  4. vāmana deva-īśaLord Vāmana
  5. śrāvaṇein the month of Śrāvaṇa (July-August)
  6. śrīdharaŚrīdhara
  7. bhādrein the month of Bhādra (August-September)
  8. deva hṛṣīkeśaLord Hṛṣīkeśa
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How would you recall the Deities associated with these four months?

Practice

Make a four-line list pairing each month with its predominating Deity.

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Śrīla Prabhupāda speaks

His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.

1 lecture given on it. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.

Live this todayDeities From Jyaiṣṭha Through BhādraThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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