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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 3: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Stay at the House of Advaita Ācārya
Madhya 3.169Madhya 3.171

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.170

তোমা-সবা-সনে হবে অন্যত্র মিলন ।

মুঞি অভাগিনীর মাত্র এই দরশন ॥ ১৭০ ॥

tomā-sabā-sane habe anyatra milana

muñi abhāginīra mātra ei daraśana

Translation

Śacīmātā submitted, “As far as you are concerned, you can meet Nimāi [Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu] many times somewhere else, but what is the possibility of my ever meeting Him again? I shall have to remain at home. A sannyāsī never returns to his home.”

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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.

Recognizing Another’s Limited Opportunity

  1. 1

    Śacīmātā explained that the devotees could meet Nimāi many times elsewhere.

  2. 2

    She questioned whether she would ever meet Him again, because she would have to remain at home.

  3. 3

    She stated that a sannyāsī never returns to his home.

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. tomā-sabā-sanewith all of you
  2. habethere will be
  3. anyatrain another place
  4. milanameeting
  5. muñiI
  6. abhāginīraof one who is unfortunate
  7. mātraonly
  8. eithis
  9. daraśanameeting
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might someone else’s circumstances give them fewer opportunities than you have?

Practice

Before making a shared plan today, ask whether another person has limits that you should consider.

Live this todayRecognizing Another’s Limited OpportunityThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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