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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 3.129

দেখিয়া চিন্তিত হৈলা যত ভক্তগণ ।

আচম্বিতে উঠে প্রভু করিয়া গর্জন ॥ ১২৯ ॥

dekhiyā cintita hailā yata bhakta-gaṇa

ācambite uṭhe prabhu kariyā garjana

Translation

Upon seeing the condition of the Lord, all the devotees became very anxious. Then, suddenly, the Lord got up and began to make thundering sounds.

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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.

Devotees’ Anxiety and the Lord’s Sudden Rising

  1. 1

    The devotees saw the Lord’s condition.

  2. 2

    All the devotees became very anxious.

  3. 3

    Then the Lord suddenly got up and began to make thundering sounds.

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:

There all the Navadvīpa devotees, along with mother Śacīdevī, came to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. This house was located at Śāntipura.
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. dekhiyāseeing
  2. cintitaanxious
  3. hailābecame
  4. yataall
  5. bhakta-gaṇadevotees
  6. ācambiteall of a sudden
  7. uṭherises
  8. prabhuthe Lord
  9. kariyāmaking
  10. garjanathundering
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the devotees’ shared anxiety reveal about their concern for the Lord?

Practice

Pause over the words “all the devotees” and reflect briefly on their shared concern.

Live this todayDevotees’ Anxiety and the Lord’s Sudden RisingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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