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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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 4: Śrī Mādhavendra Purī’s Devotional Service
Madhya 4.182Madhya 4.184

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.183

উৎকলের দানী রাখে চন্দন দেখিঞা ।

তাহাঁ এড়াইল রাজপত্র দেখাঞা ॥ ১৮৩ ॥

utkalera dānī rākhe candana dekhiñā

tāhāṅ eḍāila rāja-patra dekhāñā

Translation

“Since there were restrictions against taking the sandalwood out of the Orissa province, the toll official confiscated the stock, but Mādhavendra Purī showed him the release papers given by the government and consequently escaped difficulties.

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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.

Release Papers Resolved the Difficulty

  1. 1

    Restrictions prevented sandalwood from being taken out of the Orissa province.

  2. 2

    A toll official confiscated Mādhavendra Purī’s stock of sandalwood.

  3. 3

    Mādhavendra Purī showed the release papers given by the government and consequently escaped difficulties.

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:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu narrated this story for Lord Nityānanda Prabhu and other devotees and praised the pure devotional service of Mādhavendra Purī. When He recited some verses composed by Mādhavendra Purī, He went into an ecstatic mood.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. utkaleraof Orissa
  2. dānītoll officer
  3. rākhetakes
  4. candanasandalwood
  5. dekhiñāseeing
  6. tāhāṅthere
  7. eḍāilaescaped
  8. rāja-patragovernmental release
  9. dekhāñāby showing
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What practical preparation could help me avoid an obstacle in my service?

Practice

Check and organize any permission or document needed for one upcoming service or journey.

Live this todayRelease Papers Resolved the DifficultyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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