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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 25.218Madhya 25.220

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.219

কাশীতে প্রভুর চরিত্র শুনি’ তিনের মুখে ।

সন্ন্যাসীরে কৃপা শুনি’ পাইলা বড় সুখে ॥ ২১৯ ॥

kāśīte prabhura caritra śuni’ tinera mukhe

sannyāsīre kṛpā śuni’ pāilā baḍa sukhe

Translation

While staying at Vārāṇasī, Rūpa Gosvāmī heard of all Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s activities. When he heard of His deliverance of the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs, he became very happy.

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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.

Joy in the Lord’s Deliverance of Others

  1. 1

    Rūpa Gosvāmī heard of all Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s activities while staying at Vārāṇasī.

  2. 2

    He heard specifically about the Lord’s deliverance of the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs.

  3. 3

    Hearing of their deliverance made Rūpa Gosvāmī very happy.

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:

Kavirāja Gosvāmī then describes something about Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Sanātana Gosvāmī and Subuddhi Rāya. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to Jagannātha Purī through the great forest of Jhārikhaṇḍa (Jharkhand) in central India.
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. kāśīteat Vārāṇasī (Kāśī)
  2. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. caritrathe activity
  4. śuni’hearing
  5. tinera mukhefrom the mouths of the three persons
  6. sannyāsīre kṛpāthe mercy shown to the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs
  7. śuni’hearing about
  8. pāilāhe got
  9. baḍa sukhevery great pleasure
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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: “deliverance”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Rūpa Gosvāmī’s happiness reveal about his response to the Lord’s deliverance of others?

Practice

Pause over the words “he became very happy,” and reflect for a moment on what brought him joy.

Live this todayJoy in the Lord’s Deliverance of OthersThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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