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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 25.67Madhya 25.69

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.68

কম্প, স্বরভঙ্গ, স্বেদ, বৈবর্ণ, স্তম্ভ ।

অশ্রুধারায় ভিজে লোক, পুলক-কদম্ব ॥ ৬৮ ॥

kampa, svara-bhaṅga, sveda, vaivarṇya, stambha

aśru-dhārāya bhije loka, pulaka-kadamba

Translation

Ecstatic spiritual transformations began to take place in the Lord’s body. His body trembled, and His voice faltered. He perspired, turned pale and wept a constant flow of tears, which wet all the people standing there. The eruptions on the Lord’s body appeared like kadamba flowers.

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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.

The Lord’s Ecstatic Spiritual Transformations

  1. 1

    Ecstatic spiritual transformations appeared in the Lord’s body. He trembled, and His voice faltered.

  2. 2

    He perspired, turned pale and wept a constant flow of tears. His tears wet the people standing there.

  3. 3

    The eruptions on His body appeared like kadamba flowers. These descriptions show the bodily expressions of His ecstatic love.

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:

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. At this time Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī and all his devotees approached the Lord.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. kampatrembling
  2. svara-bhaṅgafaltering voice
  3. svedaperspiration
  4. vaivarṇyafading of bodily color
  5. stambhabecoming stunned
  6. aśru-dhārāyawith showers of tears from the eyes
  7. bhijewet
  8. lokaall the people
  9. pulaka-kadambaeruptions on the body like kadamba flowers
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Vipralambha · Love in separation

    Separation that intensifies remembrance and longing; especially central to the confidential pastimes at Purī. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “wept”

  • 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 detail helps you reflect on the depth of the Lord’s ecstatic love?

Practice

Read this description slowly today, pausing to reflect on the Lord’s ecstatic love.

Live this todayThe Lord’s Ecstatic Spiritual TransformationsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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