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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 3.217

‘চৈতন্যমঙ্গলে’ প্ৰভুর নীলাদ্রি-গমন ।

বিস্তারি বর্ণিয়াছেন দাস-বৃন্দাবন ॥ ২১৭ ॥

‘caitanya-maṅgale’ prabhura nīlādri-gamana

vistāri varṇiyāchena dāsa-vṛndāvana

Translation

In his book known as Caitanya-maṅgala [Caitanya-bhāgavata], Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura has elaborately described the Lord’s passage 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.

The Lord’s Journey Is Elaborately Recorded

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    Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura elaborately described the Lord’s passage to Jagannātha Purī in Caitanya-maṅgala, also known as Caitanya-bhāgavata.

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    Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura states that the Lord passed through Āṭisārā-grāma, Varāha-grāma and Chatrabhoga in Bengal before reaching Orissa.

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    In Orissa, He passed through many places, including Remuṇā, Yājapura and Bhuvaneśvara. Passing through Kamalapura, Āṭhāranālā and other places, He reached Jagannātha Purī.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura states that while Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu passed through Bengal, He passed through Āṭisārā-grāma, Varāha-grāma and Chatrabhoga.
  • He then reached the Orissa province, where He passed through Prayāga-ghāṭa; the Suvarṇarekhā River; Remuṇā; Yājapura, where He bathed at the Daśāśvamedha-ghāṭa, on the Vaitaraṇī River; Kaṭaka (Cuttack), where the Mahānadī River flows; Bhuvaneśvara, where there is a big lake known as Bindu-sarovara; Kamalapura; and Āṭhāranālā.
  • In this way, passing through all these and other places, He reached Jagannātha Purī.

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:

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. caitanya-maṅgalein the book named Caitanya-maṅgala
  2. prabhuraof the Lord
  3. nīlādri-gamanagoing to Jagannātha Purī
  4. vistārielaborating
  5. varṇiyāchenahas described
  6. dāsa-vṛndāvanaVṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura
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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

Which place in this account would you like to remember as part of the Lord’s journey?

Practice

Read the route in the purport slowly, then write down three places the Lord passed through.

Live this todayThe Lord’s Journey Is Elaborately RecordedThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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