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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 5: The Activities of Sākṣi-gopāla
Madhya 5.156Madhya 5.158

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.157

ইঁহো কেনে দণ্ড ভাঙ্গে, তেঁহো কেনে ভাঙ্গায় ।

ভাঙ্গাঞা ক্রোধে তেঁহো ইঁহাকে দোষায় ॥ ১৫৭ ॥

iṅho kene daṇḍa bhāṅge, teṅho kene bhāṅgāya

bhāṅgāñā krodhe teṅho iṅhāke doṣāya

Translation

The devotees could not understand why Nityānanda Prabhu broke the staff, why Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu permitted Him to do so, or why, after permitting Him, Caitanya Mahāprabhu became angry.

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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.

The Devotees Could Not Understand

  1. 1

    The devotees could not understand why Nityānanda Prabhu broke the staff.

  2. 2

    They could not understand why Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu permitted Him to break it.

  3. 3

    They also could not understand why Caitanya Mahāprabhu became angry after permitting Him.

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:

However, Nityānanda Prabhu broke the staff into three pieces and threw it into the Bhārgī River at a place known as Āṭhāranālā. Being angry at not getting His staff back, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left the company of Nityānanda Prabhu and went alone to see the Jagannātha temple.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. iṅhoNityānanda
  2. kenewhy
  3. daṇḍathe staff
  4. bhāṅgebreaks
  5. teṅhoŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  6. kenewhy
  7. bhāṅgāyaallows to break it
  8. bhāṅgāñāafter allowing to break it
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Can you leave these questions open rather than assume you already know the answers?

Practice

Write down the three things the devotees could not understand, without adding your own explanation.

Live this todayThe Devotees Could Not UnderstandThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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