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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 5.2

জয় জয় শ্রীচৈতন্য জয় নিত্যানন্দ ।

জয়াদ্বৈতচন্দ্র জয় গৌরভক্তবৃন্দ ॥ ২ ॥

jaya jaya śrī-caitanya jaya nityānanda

jayādvaitacandra jaya gaura-bhakta-vṛnda

Translation

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

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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 author offers all glories to Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    He also glorifies Lord Nityānanda Prabhu and Śrī Advaita Prabhu.

  3. 3

    He offers all glories to all the devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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:

After passing through Yājapura, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu reached the town of Kaṭaka (Cuttack) and there went to see the temple of Sākṣi-gopāla. While there, He heard the story of Sākṣi-gopāla from the mouth of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 5
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. jayaall glories
  2. jayaall glories
  3. śrī-caitanyato Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. jayaall glories
  5. nityānandato Lord Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu
  6. jayaall glories
  7. advaita-candrato Advaita Ācārya
  8. jayaall glories
  9. gaura-bhakta-vṛndato the devotees of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu
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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’s words of glorification aloud once today.

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

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