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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 4.203Madhya 4.205

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.204

লোকের সংঘট্ট দেখি’ প্ৰভুর বাহ্য হৈল ।

ঠাকুরের ভোগ সরি’ আরতি বাজিল ॥ ২০৪ ॥

lokera saṅghaṭṭa dekhi’ prabhura bāhya haila

ṭhākurera bhoga sari’ ārati bājila

Translation

When many people crowded around Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, He regained His external senses. In the meantime, the offering to the Deity had been finished, and there was a resounding ārati performance.

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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.

Returning to Awareness Amid Temple Worship

  1. 1

    Many people crowded around Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    He regained His external senses as the people gathered.

  3. 3

    Meanwhile, the offering to the Deity had finished, and a resounding ārati performance was taking place.

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. lokeraof people
  2. saṅghaṭṭaa crowd
  3. dekhi’seeing
  4. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  5. bāhyaexternal consciousness
  6. hailaappeared
  7. ṭhākureraof the Deity
  8. bhogaoffering
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “gathered”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do you notice about the temple worship continuing around Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

Practice

Reread the translation and identify its three events: the crowd gathering, His senses returning, and the ārati performance.

Live this todayReturning to Awareness Amid Temple WorshipThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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