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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 25.170 Madhya 25.172

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.171

সবে কহে, — “লোক তারিতে তোমার অবতার ।

‘পূর্ব’ ‘দক্ষিণ’ ‘পশ্চিম’ করিলা নিস্তার ॥ ১৭১ ॥

sabe kahe, — loka tārite tomāra avatāra

‘pūrva’ ‘dakṣiṇa’ ‘paścima’ karilā nistāra

Translation

All the Lord’s devotees then said, “You have incarnated to deliver fallen souls. You have delivered them in the east and in the south, and now you are delivering them in the west.

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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.

The Lord Comes to Deliver Fallen Souls

1
The devotees declare that the Lord has incarnated to deliver fallen souls.
2
They acknowledge that He has already delivered people in the east and the south.
3
They now see Him delivering people in the west. Their words recognize the widening reach of His mercy.

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:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then pointed out that Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the proper commentary on the Vedānta-sūtra. He then explained the catuḥ-ślokī (four ślokas ) of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, the essence of that great scripture.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

sabe kaheeveryone says
loka tāriteto deliver the fallen souls
tomāra avatāraYour incarnation
pūrvaeast
dakṣiṇasouth
paścimawest
karilā nistāraYou have delivered

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “deliver”, “mercy”
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: “fallen”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the Lord’s purpose of delivering fallen souls mean for my own hope?

Practice

Read the devotees’ declaration aloud once, pausing to reflect on the Lord’s purpose in coming.

Live this todayThe Lord Comes to Deliver Fallen SoulsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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