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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 3.194

নীলাচলে যাবে তুমি, মোর কোন্ গতি ।

নীলাচলে যাইতে মোর নাহিক শকতি ॥ ১৯৪ ॥

nīlācale yābe tumi, mora kon gati

nīlācale yāite mora nāhika śakati

Translation

Haridāsa Ṭhākura said, “You are going to Jagannātha Purī, and that is all right, but what will be my destination? I am not able to go to Jagannātha Purī.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Humility and the Desire to See Him

  1. 1

    Although born in a Muslim family, Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura was accepted as a properly initiated brāhmaṇa. As such, he had every right to enter the temple of Jagannātha Purī.

  2. 2

    Out of great humility, he did not want to violate the existing temple-entry rules. He feared that if Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu lived within the temple, he would have no way to see Him.

  3. 3

    Later, Haridāsa Ṭhākura went to Jagannātha Purī and lived outside the temple at Siddhabakula. A monastery known as Siddhabakula Maṭha was subsequently erected there.

Key points from the purport
  • As such, he had every right to enter the temple of Jagannātha Purī, but because there were some rules and regulations stipulating that only brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas and śūdras (members of the varṇāśrama-dharma system) could enter, Haridāsa Ṭhākura, out of his great humility, did not want to violate these existing rules.
  • Later, when Haridāsa Ṭhākura went to Jagannātha Purī, he lived outside the temple, at a place called Siddhabakula.
  • People who visit Jagannātha Purī often go to see Siddhabakula and the tomb of Haridāsa Ṭhākura, on the beach by the sea.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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.
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. nīlācale yābe tumiYou will go to Jagannātha Purī
  2. moramy
  3. konwhat
  4. gatidestination
  5. nīlācaleto Jagannātha Purī
  6. yāiteto go
  7. moramy
  8. nāhikathere is not
  9. śakatistrength
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “haridāsa”

  • Dainya & humility · Making room for grace

    The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “humility”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What can I learn from Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s humility and concern to see the Lord?

Practice

Reflect for a minute on how Haridāsa Ṭhākura did not insist on his own standing, even though he was accepted as a brāhmaṇa.

Live this todayHumility and the Desire to See HimThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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