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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 4.2

জয় জয় গৌরচন্দ্র জয় নিত্যানন্দ ।

জয়াদ্বৈতচন্দ্র জয় গৌড়ভক্তবৃন্দ ॥ ২ ॥

jaya jaya gauracandra jaya nityānanda

jayādvaitacandra jaya gaura-bhakta-vṛnda

Translation

All glories to Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu! All glories to Nityānanda Prabhu! All glories to Advaita Prabhu! And all glories to all the devotees of Lord Caitanya!

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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.

Glorify the Lord and His Devotees

  1. 1

    The verse offers all glories to Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    It also offers all glories to Nityānanda Prabhu and Advaita Prabhu.

  3. 3

    All the devotees of Lord Caitanya are included in this glorification.

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.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 4
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. jaya jaya gauracandraall glories to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  2. jaya nityānandaall glories to Lord Nityānanda
  3. jaya advaita-candraall glories to Advaita Prabhu
  4. jaya gaura-bhakta-vṛndaall glories to the devotees of the Lord
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you include the Lord’s devotees in your expressions of praise?

Practice

Read this verse aloud once, offering its words of glorification with attention.

Live this todayGlorify the Lord and His DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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