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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.111

আইসে যায় লোক হর্ষে, নাহি সমাধান ।

লোকের সঙ্ঘট্টে দিন হৈল অবসান ॥ ১১১ ॥

āise yāya loka harṣe, nāhi samādhāna

lokera saṅghaṭṭe dina haila avasāna

Translation

People came and went with great pleasure. There was no calculating how many people assembled there before the day was over.

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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.

An Incalculable Gathering Filled With Pleasure

  1. 1

    People continued to come and go.

  2. 2

    They came and went with great pleasure.

  3. 3

    By the end of the day, there was no calculating how many people had assembled.

How it feels

Reunion and heartbreaking parting. After sannyāsa, mother Śacī and the devotees reunite with Him before consenting to separation.

The mood of Madhya 3 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 3: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Stay at the House of Advaita Ācārya

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

This house was located at Śāntipura. Mother Śacīdevī cooked for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Nityānanda Prabhu, and at that time there were many joking exchanges between Advaita Prabhu and Nityānanda Prabhu.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 3
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. āisecome
  2. yāyago
  3. lokaall people
  4. harṣein great pleasure
  5. nāhithere is not
  6. samādhānacalculation
  7. lokeraof the people
  8. saṅghaṭṭein crowds
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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: “assembled”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What impression does this vast, joyful gathering leave on me?

Practice

Pause today to reflect on the great pleasure of the people coming and going throughout the day.

Live this todayAn Incalculable Gathering Filled With PleasureThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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