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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 25.222Madhya 25.224

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.223

সুখে চলি’ আইসে প্রভু বলভদ্র-সঙ্গে ।

পূর্ববৎ মৃগাদি-সঙ্গে কৈলা নানারঙ্গে ॥ ২২৩ ॥

sukhe cali’ āise prabhu balabhadra-saṅge

pūrvavat mṛgādi-saṅge kailā nānā-raṅge

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu happily returned to Jagannātha Purī in the company of His servant, Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya. As previously, the Lord performed many pleasing pastimes with the forest animals.

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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.

A Joyful Return With Pleasing Pastimes

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu happily returned to Jagannātha Purī.

  2. 2

    His servant, Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya, accompanied Him.

  3. 3

    As previously, the Lord performed many pleasing pastimes with the forest animals.

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:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to Jagannātha Purī through the great forest of Jhārikhaṇḍa (Jharkhand) in central India. At the end of this chapter, Kavirāja Gosvāmī sums up the incidents of the madhya-līlā and instructs every living being to read this sublime book of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s pastimes.
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. sukhein a very pleasing atmosphere
  2. cali’ āisecomes back
  3. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. balabhadra-saṅgewith the servant Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya
  5. pūrva-vatas previously
  6. mṛga-ādi-saṅgewith the forest animals
  7. kailāperformed
  8. nānā-raṅgevarious pleasing activities
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “company of”

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “servant”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this description help you remember the happiness of the Lord’s return journey?

Practice

Reread the translation and recall its three details: the happy return, the servant’s company, and the pastimes with forest animals.

Live this todayA Joyful Return With Pleasing PastimesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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