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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 4.47

প্রাতঃস্নান করি’ পুরী গ্রামমধ্যে গেলা ।

সব লোক একত্র করি’ কহিতে লাগিলা ॥ ৪৭ ॥

prātaḥ-snāna kari’ purī grāma-madhye gelā

saba loka ekatra kari’ kahite lāgilā

Translation

After taking his morning bath, Mādhavendra Purī entered the village and assembled all the people. Then he 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.

Gather Others Before Speaking

  1. 1

    Mādhavendra Purī first took his morning bath.

  2. 2

    He then entered the village and assembled all the people.

  3. 3

    Once the people were gathered, he began to speak.

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:

The narration is as follows. One night while in Govardhana, Mādhavendra Purī dreamed that the Gopāla Deity was within the forest.
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. prātaḥ-snānamorning bath
  2. kari’finishing
  3. purīMādhavendra Purī
  4. grāma-madhyewithin the village
  5. gelāentered
  6. saba lokaall the people
  7. ekatra kari’assembling
  8. kahite lāgilābegan to speak
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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: “assembled”, “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

How can I prepare myself and gather those involved before discussing a shared task?

Practice

Before discussing one shared task today, invite everyone directly involved to join the conversation.

Live this todayGather Others Before SpeakingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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