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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 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas
Madhya 25.11Madhya 25.13

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.12

হেনকালে নিন্দা শুনি’ শেখর, তপন ।

দুঃখ পাঞা প্রভু-পদে কৈলা নিবেদন ॥ ১২ ॥

hena-kāle nindā śuni’ śekhara, tapana

duḥkha pāñā prabhu-pade kailā nivedana

Translation

At this time, Candraśekhara and Tapana Miśra both heard blasphemous criticism against Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and felt very unhappy. They came to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s lotus feet to submit a request.

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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.

Bring Distress to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

  1. 1

    Candraśekhara and Tapana Miśra heard blasphemous criticism against Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    Hearing this criticism made them very unhappy.

  3. 3

    They came to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s lotus feet to submit a request, bringing their distress directly to Him.

How it feels

Reconciliation and broad mercy. Opponents turn toward bhakti; the Lord returns to Purī and embraces devotees.

The mood of Madhya 25 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

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

Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī immediately fell down at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and very much regretted his past behavior toward the Lord. He asked Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu about devotional service in terms of the Vedānta-sūtra, and the Lord told him about devotional service that is approved by great personalities who know the Vedānta-sūtra.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 25
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. hena-kāleexactly at this time
  2. nindā śuni’by hearing the criticism (of Lord Caitanya by the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs)
  3. śekhara tapanaCandraśekhara and Tapana Miśra
  4. duḥkha pāñāfeeling very unhappy
  5. prabhu-padeunto the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  6. kailā nivedanasubmitted a request
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “lotus feet”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What can I learn from the way Candraśekhara and Tapana Miśra brought their unhappiness to the Lord?

Practice

Take a quiet moment to express one concern in a humble prayer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Live this todayBring Distress to Śrī Caitanya MahāprabhuThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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