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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 3.192

এত বলি’ সবাকারে ঈষৎ হাসিঞা ।

বিদায় করিল প্রভু সম্মান করিঞা ॥ ১৯২ ॥

eta bali’ sabākāre īṣat hāsiñā

vidāya karila prabhu sammāna kariñā

Translation

In this way, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, offering due respects to all the devotees and smiling very mildly, bade them farewell.

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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.

A Respectful and Gentle Farewell

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu offered due respects to all the devotees.

  2. 2

    He smiled very mildly as He addressed them.

  3. 3

    With this respect and gentle smile, He bade them farewell.

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:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu granted His mother’s request and, followed by Nityānanda, Mukunda, Jagadānanda and Dāmodara, left Śāntipura. Bidding farewell to mother Śacīdevī, they all proceeded toward Jagannātha Purī, following the path of Chatrabhoga.
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. eta bali’saying this
  2. sabākāreto all the devotees
  3. īṣat hāsiñāsmiling very mildly
  4. vidāya karilabid them farewell
  5. prabhuthe Lord
  6. sammāna kariñāshowing all respect
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “offered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do my farewells express respect and warmth?

Practice

Say goodbye to someone today with a gentle smile and respectful words.

Live this todayA Respectful and Gentle FarewellThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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