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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 3.182Madhya 3.184

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.183

নীলাচলে নবদ্বীপে যেন দুই ঘর ।

লোক-গতাগতি-বার্তা পাব নিরন্তর ॥ ১৮৩ ॥

nīlācale navadvīpe yena dui ghara

loka-gatāgati-vārtā pāba nirantara

Translation

“Since Jagannātha Purī and Navadvīpa are intimately related — as if they were two rooms in the same house — people from Navadvīpa generally go to Jagannātha Purī, and those in Jagannātha Purī go to Navadvīpa. This going and coming will help carry news of Lord Caitanya. In this way I will be able to get news of Him.

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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.

Keeping Connected Through News

  1. 1

    Jagannātha Purī and Navadvīpa are intimately related, like two rooms in the same house.

  2. 2

    People regularly travel from Navadvīpa to Jagannātha Purī and from Jagannātha Purī to Navadvīpa.

  3. 3

    These travelers could carry news of Lord Caitanya. Through them, mother Śacī would be able to hear about Him.

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:

She requested Him to make Jagannātha Purī, Nīlācala, His headquarters. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu granted His mother’s request and, followed by Nityānanda, Mukunda, Jagadānanda and Dāmodara, left Śāntipura.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. nīlācaleat Jagannātha Purī
  2. navadvīpeas well as Navadvīpa
  3. yenaas if
  4. duitwo
  5. ghararooms
  6. lokapeople
  7. gatāgaticome and go
  8. vārtānews
  9. pābaI shall get
  10. nirantaraalways
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does mother Śacī’s wish to receive news of Lord Caitanya reveal about her affection?

Practice

Reread the comparison of the two places to two rooms, and reflect briefly on how it expresses closeness.

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