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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 25.7Madhya 25.9

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.8

“প্রভুর স্বভাব, — যেবা দেখে সন্নিধানে ।

‘স্বরূপ’ অনুভবি’ তাঁরে ‘ঈশ্বর’ করি’ মানে ॥ ৮ ॥

“prabhura svabhāva, — yebā dekhe sannidhāne

‘svarūpa’ anubhavi’ tāṅre ‘īśvara’ kari’ māne

Translation

The Maharashtriyan brāhmaṇa thought, “Whoever closely sees the characteristics of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu immediately realizes His personality and accepts Him as the Supreme Lord.

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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.

Recognize Śrī Caitanya as the Supreme Lord

  1. 1

    The Maharashtriyan brāhmaṇa thought about the effect of closely seeing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s characteristics.

  2. 2

    He understood that whoever sees these characteristics closely immediately realizes the Lord’s personality.

  3. 3

    Such a person accepts Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as the Supreme Lord.

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:

A Maharashtriyan brāhmaṇa who was living in Benares was a great devotee of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. He was always very happy to hear the glories of the Lord, and it was by his arrangement that all the sannyāsīs of Vārāṇasī became devotees of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhura svabhāvathe characteristics of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  2. yebāanyone who
  3. dekhesees
  4. sannidhānenearby
  5. svarūpaHis personality
  6. anubhavi’realizing
  7. tāṅreHim
  8. īśvara kari’as the Supreme Lord
  9. māneaccepts
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does attentive consideration of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s characteristics deepen your appreciation of Him?

Practice

Reflect for one minute on His mercy described in this batch, remembering that He is the Supreme Lord.

Live this todayRecognize Śrī Caitanya as the Supreme LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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