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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.

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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse

Madhya 24.237 Madhya 24.239

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.238

“গোসাঞি, প্রয়াণ-পথ ছাড়ি’ কেনে আইলা ।

তোমা দেখি’ মোর লক্ষ্য মৃগ পলাইলা ॥” ২৩৮ ॥

“gosāñi, prayāṇa-patha chāḍi’ kene āilā

tomā dekhi’ mora lakṣya mṛga palāilā”

Translation

“The hunter addressed Nārada Muni: ‘O gosvāmī! O great saintly person! Why have you left the general path through the forest to come to me? Simply by seeing you, all the animals I was hunting have now fled.’

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Respectful Words Amid Frustration

1
The hunter addressed Nārada Muni as “gosvāmī” and “great saintly person.”
2
He asked why Nārada had left the general forest path to come to him.
3
He complained that all the animals he was hunting had fled simply upon seeing Nārada.

How it feels

Intellectual wonder humbled. Many explanations converge on the attractiveness of devotion; a hunter’s heart is transformed.

The mood of Madhya 24 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Madhya 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse

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

In this regard, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu narrated a story about how the great sage Nārada converted a hunter into a great Vaiṣṇava, and how this was appreciated by Nārada’s friend Parvata Muni. Sanātana Gosvāmī then offered a prayer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained the glory of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

gosāñiO great saintly person
prayāṇa-patha chāḍi’leaving aside the general path
kenewhy
āilāhave you come
tomā dekhi’seeing you
mora lakṣyamy targets
mṛgathe animals
palāilāfled

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

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In this verse: “saintly”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Can I speak respectfully even when someone interrupts my plans?

Practice

When an interruption occurs today, ask about it without using insulting words.

Live this todayRespectful Words Amid FrustrationThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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