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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 25.69Madhya 25.71

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.70

লোকসংঘট্ট দেখি’ প্রভুর ‘বাহ্য’ যবে হৈল ।

সন্ন্যাসীর গণ দেখি’ নৃত্য সম্বরিল ॥ ৭০ ॥

loka-saṅghaṭṭa dekhi’ prabhura ‘bāhya’ yabe haila

sannyāsīra gaṇa dekhi’ nṛtya saṁvarila

Translation

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu regained His external consciousness, He saw that many Māyāvādī sannyāsīs and other people were gathered there. He therefore suspended His dancing for the time being.

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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.

The Lord Pauses His Dancing

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu regained His external consciousness.

  2. 2

    He saw many Māyāvādī sannyāsīs and other people gathered there.

  3. 3

    Seeing the gathering, He suspended His dancing for the time being.

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:

At this time Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī and all his devotees approached the Lord. Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī immediately fell down at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and very much regretted his past behavior toward the Lord.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. loka-saṅghaṭṭa dekhi’by seeing the great crowd of people
  2. prabhuraof Lord Caitanya
  3. bāhyaexternal consciousness
  4. yabe hailawhen there was
  5. sannyāsīra gaṇathe groups of Māyāvādī sannyāsīs, headed by Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī
  6. dekhi’seeing
  7. nṛtya saṁvarilasuspended His dancing
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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: “gathered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What change in the scene does the Lord notice when He regains external consciousness?

Practice

Reread the verse and note the sequence: the Lord regained external consciousness, saw the gathering and paused His dancing.

Live this todayThe Lord Pauses His DancingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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