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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 3.174

তোমা-সবার আজ্ঞা বিনা চলিলাম বৃন্দাবন ।

যাইতে নারিল, বিঘ্ন কৈল নিবর্তন ॥ ১৭৪ ॥

tomā-sabāra ājñā vinā calilāma vṛndāvana

yāite nārila, vighna kaila nivartana

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu informed them all, “Without your order, I tried to go to Vṛndāvana. There was some obstacle, however, and I had to return.

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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.

Openly Explaining a Change of Plans

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu told the devotees that He had tried to go to Vṛndāvana.

  2. 2

    He acknowledged that He had tried to go without their order.

  3. 3

    Some obstacle had prevented His journey, and He had to return.

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-sabāraof all of you
  2. ājñāorder
  3. vināwithout
  4. calilāmaI started
  5. vṛndāvanafor Vṛndāvana
  6. yāite nārilanot able to go
  7. vighnasome obstruction
  8. kailadid
  9. nivartanamade to return
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “vṛndāvana”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Can I openly acknowledge when I have acted without consulting others?

Practice

Before making one plan that affects others today, ask for their input.

Live this todayOpenly Explaining a Change of PlansThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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