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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 5: The Activities of Sākṣi-gopāla
Madhya 5.123Madhya 5.125

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.124

জগন্নাথে আনি’ দিল মাণিক্য-সিংহাসন ।

কটকে গোপাল-সেবা করিল স্থাপন ॥ ১২৪ ॥

jagannāthe āni’ dila māṇikya-siṁhāsana

kaṭake gopāla-sevā karila sthāpana

Translation

After winning the Māṇikya throne, King Puruṣottama-deva took it to Jagannātha Purī and presented it to Lord Jagannātha. In the meantime, he also established regular worship of the Gopāla Deity at Kaṭaka.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Offer Gifts and Establish Regular Worship

  1. 1

    King Puruṣottama-deva won the Māṇikya throne and took it to Jagannātha Purī.

  2. 2

    He presented the throne to Lord Jagannātha.

  3. 3

    He also established regular worship of the Gopāla Deity at Kaṭaka.

How it feels

Faith vindicated. The Deity bears witness; anxiety over a broken promise becomes astonishment and relief.

The mood of Madhya 5 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 5: The Activities of Sākṣi-gopāla

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

With the help of Lord Jagannātha, King Puruṣottama-deva fought the King of Vidyānagara and defeated him. Thus he took charge of both the King’s daughter and his kingdom as well.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. jagannātheunto Jagannātha
  2. āni’bringing
  3. dilapresented
  4. māṇikya-siṁhāsanathe throne of the name Māṇikya-siṁhāsana
  5. kaṭakeat Kaṭaka
  6. gopāla-sevāthe service of the Gopāla Deity
  7. karila sthāpanaestablished
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you give regular worship a steady place in your day?

Practice

Set aside a specific time today for a brief act of worship.

Live this todayOffer Gifts and Establish Regular WorshipThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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