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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 25.243Madhya 25.245

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.244

দ্বিতীয় পরিচ্ছেদে — প্রভুর প্রলাপ-বর্ণন ।

তথি-মধ্যে নানা-ভাবের দিগ্‌দরশন ॥ ২৪৪ ॥

dvitīya paricchede — prabhura pralāpa-varṇana

tathi-madhye nānā-bhāvera dig-daraśana

Translation

In the second chapter I have described Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s talking like a crazy man. Within this chapter it is indicated how Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu manifested His different emotional moods.

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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.

Notice the Lord’s Different Emotional Moods

  1. 1

    The second chapter describes Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s talking “like a crazy man.”

  2. 2

    The chapter indicates how He manifested His different emotional moods.

  3. 3

    The summary draws attention to both His speech and His expressions of emotion.

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. dvitīya paricchedein the second chapter
  2. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. pralāpa-varṇanaa description of His behaving like a crazy man
  4. tathi-madhyewithin that
  5. nānā-bhāveraof different emotional ecstasies
  6. dik-daraśanaindication
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does this summary invite you to notice about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s speech?

Practice

Reread the translation, paying attention to the connection between the Lord’s speech and His emotional moods.

Live this todayNotice the Lord’s Different Emotional MoodsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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