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  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 4: Śrī Mādhavendra Purī’s Devotional Service
Madhya 4.143Madhya 4.145

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.144

প্রেমাবেশে উঠে, পড়ে, হাসে, নাচে, গায় ।

জগন্নাথ-দরশনে মহাসুখ পায় ॥ ১৪৪ ॥

premāveśe uṭhe, paḍe, hāse, nāce, gāya

jagannātha-daraśane mahā-sukha pāya

Translation

When Mādhavendra Purī was overwhelmed in the ecstasy of love of Godhead, he sometimes stood up and sometimes fell to the ground. Sometimes he laughed, danced and sang. In this way he enjoyed transcendental bliss by seeing the Jagannātha Deity.

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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.

Transcendental Bliss in Seeing the Deity

  1. 1

    Overwhelmed in the ecstasy of love of Godhead, Mādhavendra Purī sometimes stood up and sometimes fell to the ground.

  2. 2

    Sometimes he laughed, danced and sang.

  3. 3

    By seeing the Jagannātha Deity, he enjoyed transcendental bliss.

How it feels

Selfless service and longing. Gopāla’s requests, Gopīnātha’s mercy, and Mādhavendra Purī’s devotion deepen the theme of longing.

The mood of Madhya 4 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 4: Śrī Mādhavendra Purī’s Devotional Service

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

On His way He enjoyed transcendental bliss by chanting and begging alms in different villages. In this way He reached the celebrated village of Remuṇā, where there is a Deity of Gopīnātha.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prema-āveśein loving ecstasy
  2. uṭhesometimes stands
  3. paḍesometimes falls
  4. hāselaughs
  5. nācedances
  6. gāyasings
  7. jagannātha daraśaneby seeing Lord Jagannātha in the temple
  8. mahā-sukhatranscendental happiness
  9. pāyahe felt
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “love of godhead”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this verse connect Mādhavendra Purī’s outward expressions with his love of Godhead?

Practice

Spend a quiet minute reflecting on the love of Godhead behind Mādhavendra Purī’s singing and dancing.

Live this todayTranscendental Bliss in Seeing the DeityThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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