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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.2

জয় জয় শ্রীচৈতন্য জয় নিত্যানন্দ ।

জয়াদ্বৈতচন্দ্র জয় গৌরভক্তবৃন্দ ॥ ২ ॥

jaya jaya śrī-caitanya jaya nityānanda

jayādvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vṛnda

Translation

All glories to Lord Caitanya! All glories to Lord Nityānanda! All glories to Advaitacandra! And all glories to all the devotees of Lord Caitanya!

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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.

Glorify the Lord and His devotees

  1. 1

    The verse offers all glories to Lord Caitanya.

  2. 2

    It also offers all glories to Lord Nityānanda and Advaitacandra.

  3. 3

    All the devotees of Lord Caitanya are included in this praise.

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:

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. He invited all the sannyāsīs to his house to meet Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and this incident has been described in the seventh chapter of the Ādi-līlā.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. jaya jayaall glories
  2. śrī-caitanyato Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. jayaall glories
  4. nityānandato Nityānanda Prabhu
  5. jayaall glories
  6. advaita-candrato Advaita Prabhu
  7. jayaall glories
  8. gaura-bhakta-vṛndato the devotees of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does including the devotees in this praise shape your appreciation of them?

Practice

Read this verse’s words of praise aloud once, giving attention to everyone being honored.

Live this todayGlorify the Lord and His devoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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