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  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 25.66Madhya 25.68

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.67

দেখিয়া প্রভুর নৃত্য, প্রেম, দেহের মাধুরী ।

শিষ্যগণ-সঙ্গে সেই বলে ‘হরি’ ‘হরি’ ॥ ৬৭ ॥

dekhiyā prabhura nṛtya, prema, dehera mādhurī

śiṣya-gaṇa-saṅge sei bale ‘hari’ ‘hari’

Translation

When Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī saw the Lord, he and his disciples also joined the chanting with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī was charmed by the Lord’s dancing and ecstatic love and by the transcendental beauty of His body.

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

Lives touched by mercyPrakāśānanda Sarasvatī · step 4, Turning: Drawn by saṅkīrtana
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Joining the Lord’s Chanting

  1. 1

    On seeing the Lord, Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī and his disciples joined the chanting with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī was charmed by the Lord’s dancing and ecstatic love.

  3. 3

    He was also charmed by the transcendental beauty of the Lord’s body.

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:

By and by, one of the disciples of the great sannyāsī Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī became devoted to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and this devotee explained Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī and supported His views with various arguments. One day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to take a bath at Pañcanada, and afterwards all His devotees began chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra in front of the temple of Bindu Mādhava.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. dekhiyāseeing
  2. prabhura nṛtyathe dancing of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. premaecstatic love
  4. dehera mādhurīthe transcendental beauty of His body
  5. śiṣya-gaṇa-saṅgewith his disciples
  6. seiPrakāśānanda Sarasvatī
  7. balechants
  8. hari hariLord Hari’s name
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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: “chanting”

  • 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: “ecstatic love”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What touches you most about Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī’s response to the Lord?

Practice

Chant Hare Kṛṣṇa for a few minutes while remembering this gathering around Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Live this todayJoining the Lord’s ChantingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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