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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 25.228

দামোদর-স্বরূপ, পণ্ডিত-গদাধর ।

জগদানন্দ, কাশীশ্বর, গোবিন্দ, বক্রেশ্বর ॥ ২২৮ ॥

dāmodara-svarūpa, paṇḍita-gadādhara

jagadānanda, kāśīśvara, govinda, vakreśvara

Translation

Devotees like Svarūpa Dāmodara, Gadādhara Paṇḍita, Jagadānanda, Kāśīśvara, Govinda and Vakreśvara all came to meet the Lord.

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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.

Devotees Gather to Meet the Lord

  1. 1

    Svarūpa Dāmodara, Gadādhara Paṇḍita and Jagadānanda came to meet the Lord.

  2. 2

    Kāśīśvara, Govinda and Vakreśvara also came to meet Him.

  3. 3

    These devotees joined the joyful gathering centered on meeting Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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:

The Lord then departed for Jagannātha Purī. Kavirāja Gosvāmī then describes something about Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Sanātana Gosvāmī and Subuddhi Rāya.
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. dāmodara-svarūpaSvarūpa Dāmodara
  2. paṇḍita-gadādharaGadādhara, the learned scholar
  3. jagadānandaJagadānanda
  4. kāśīśvaraKāśīśvara
  5. govindaGovinda
  6. vakreśvaraVakreśvara
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might sharing time with devotees help you turn your attention toward the Lord?

Practice

Read this verse with a fellow devotee, or send it to one with a warm greeting.

Live this todayDevotees Gather to Meet the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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