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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 3.61

মুকুন্দ, হরিদাস — দুই প্রভু বোলাইল ।

যোড়হাতে দুইজন কহিতে লাগিল ॥ ৬১ ॥

mukunda, haridāsa, — dui prabhu bolāila

yoḍa-hāte dui-jana kahite lāgila

Translation

When Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Nityānanda Prabhu went to accept the prasādam, They both called Mukunda and Haridāsa to come with Them. However, Mukunda and Haridāsa, both with folded hands, spoke as follows.

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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.

Inviting Others to Share Prasādam

  1. 1

    Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Nityānanda Prabhu went to accept prasādam.

  2. 2

    They both called Mukunda and Haridāsa to come with Them.

  3. 3

    Mukunda and Haridāsa responded with folded hands.

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:

After accepting the sannyāsa order at Katwa, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu traveled continuously for three days in Rāḍha-deśa and, by the trick of Nityānanda Prabhu, eventually came to the western side of Śāntipura. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was induced to believe that the river Ganges was the Yamunā.
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. mukundaMukunda
  2. haridāsaHaridāsa
  3. dui prabhuthe two Lords
  4. bolāilacalled for
  5. yoḍa-hātewith folded hands
  6. dui-janatwo persons
  7. kahite lāgilabegan to say
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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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I show respect when someone kindly includes me?

Practice

Thank someone respectfully today for including you.

Live this todayInviting Others to Share PrasādamThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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