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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 25.226 Madhya 25.228

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.227

পুরী-ভারতীর প্রভু বন্দিলেন চরণ ।

দোঁহে মহাপ্রভুরে কৈলা প্রেম-আলিঙ্গন ॥ ২২৭ ॥

purī-bhāratīra prabhu vandilena caraṇa

doṅhe mahāprabhure kailā prema-āliṅgana

Translation

When Paramānanda Purī and Brahmānanda Bhāratī met Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Lord offered them His respectful obeisances due to their being Godbrothers of His spiritual master. They both then embraced Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in love and affection.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Respect and Affection in Devotional Relationships

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Paramānanda Purī and Brahmānanda Bhāratī came to meet Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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The Lord offered them respectful obeisances because they were Godbrothers of His spiritual master.
3
They both embraced Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with love and affection. Their meeting expressed both respect and warmth.

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:

The Lord then departed for Jagannātha Purī. Kavirāja Gosvāmī then describes something about Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Sanātana Gosvāmī and Subuddhi Rāya.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

purīParamānanda Purī
bhāratīraand of Brahmānanda Bhāratī
prabhuLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
vandilena caraṇaworshiped the feet
doṅheboth the elderly sannyāsīs
mahāprabhureŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
kailādid
prema-āliṅganaembracing in love

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: “embraced”
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love”
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: “offered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you express both respect and affection toward someone who guides you spiritually?

Practice

Offer a respectful greeting or a brief message of appreciation to someone who has helped you spiritually.

Live this todayRespect and Affection in Devotional RelationshipsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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