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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 25.231 Madhya 25.233

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.232

জগন্নাথ দেখি’ প্রভু প্রেমাবিষ্ট হৈলা ।

ভক্ত-সঙ্গে বহুক্ষণ নৃত্য-গীত কৈলা ॥ ২৩২ ॥

jagannātha dekhi’ prabhu premāviṣṭa hailā

bhakta-saṅge bahu-kṣaṇa nṛtya-gīta kailā

Translation

As soon as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw Lord Jagannātha in the temple, He was immediately overwhelmed with love and affection. He chanted and danced with His devotees for a long time.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Seeing Jagannātha Inspires Chanting and Dancing

1
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw Lord Jagannātha in the temple.
2
He was immediately overwhelmed with love and affection upon seeing Him.
3
He chanted and danced with His devotees for a long time, expressing that love together with them.

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.

jagannātha dekhi’seeing Lord Jagannātha
prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
prema-āviṣṭa hailābecame overwhelmed with love and affection
bhakta-saṅgein the society of the devotees
bahu-kṣaṇafor a long time
nṛtya-gīta kailāchanted and danced

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “chanted”
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”
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “together”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you give chanting more attentive time rather than rushing through it?

Practice

Spend a few unhurried minutes chanting today, remembering the Lord’s love and affection for Lord Jagannātha.

Live this todaySeeing Jagannātha Inspires Chanting and DancingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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