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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 3.150

তবে আই লঞা আচার্য গেলা অভ্যন্তর ।

ভক্তগণ মিলিতে প্রভু হইলা সত্বর ॥ ১৫০ ॥

tabe āi lañā ācārya gelā abhyantara

bhakta-gaṇa milite prabhu ha-ilā satvara

Translation

Then Advaita Ācārya took mother Śacī within the house. The Lord was immediately ready to meet all the devotees.

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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.

Readiness to Meet the Devotees

  1. 1

    Advaita Ācārya takes mother Śacī within the house.

  2. 2

    The Lord is immediately ready to meet the devotees.

  3. 3

    His readiness extends to all the devotees.

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:

In the evening there was a mass saṅkīrtana at the house of Advaita Prabhu, and mother Śacīdevī gave Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu permission to leave. She requested Him to make Jagannātha Purī, Nīlācala, His headquarters.
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. tabethereafter
  2. āithe mother
  3. lañātaking
  4. ācāryaAdvaita Ācārya
  5. gelāentered
  6. abhyantarawithin the house
  7. bhakta-gaṇaall the devotees
  8. militeto meet
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Am I ready to give time and attention to the devotees I meet?

Practice

Make a little time today to greet or speak with a devotee without rushing.

Live this todayReadiness to Meet the DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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