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Madhya-līlā · 25 chapters

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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 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

Madhya 25.13 Madhya 25.15

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.14

হেনকালে বিপ্র আসি’ করিল নিমন্ত্রণ ।

অনেক দৈন্যাদি করি’ ধরিল চরণ ॥ ১৪ ॥

hena-kāle vipra āsi’ karila nimantraṇa

aneka dainyādi kari’ dharila caraṇa

Translation

While Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was seriously considering meeting with the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs, the Maharashtriyan brāhmaṇa approached Him and extended an invitation. The brāhmaṇa submitted his invitation with great humility, and he touched the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Approach Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu With Humility

1
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was seriously considering a meeting with the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs.
2
At that time, the Maharashtriyan brāhmaṇa approached Him and extended an invitation.
3
The brāhmaṇa submitted his invitation with great humility and touched Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s lotus feet.

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

Madhya 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

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

A Maharashtriyan brāhmaṇa who was living in Benares was a great devotee of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. He was always very happy to hear the glories of the Lord, and it was by his arrangement that all the sannyāsīs of Vārāṇasī became devotees of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

hena-kāleat this time
viprathe Maharashtriyan brāhmaṇa
āsi’coming
karila nimantraṇainvited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
anekavarious
dainya-ādisubmissions
kari’doing
dharila caraṇatouched His lotus feet

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “humility”
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

How can I show humility when making a request?

Practice

Make one request today gently and respectfully, without demanding acceptance.

Live this todayApproach Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu With HumilityThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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