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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 5.37Madhya 5.39

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.38

শুনি’ সব গোষ্ঠী তার করে হাহাকার ।

‘ঐছে বাত্‌ মুখে তুমি না আনিবে আর ॥ ৩৮ ॥

śuni’ saba goṣṭhī tāra kare hāhā-kāra

‘aiche bāt mukhe tumi nā ānibe āra

Translation

When those who belonged to the family circle heard the narration of the old brāhmaṇa, they made exclamations showing their disappointment. They all requested that he not make such a proposal again.

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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.

Facing Disappointment Within the Family

  1. 1

    Those in the family circle heard the elderly brāhmaṇa’s narration.

  2. 2

    They expressed their disappointment through exclamations.

  3. 3

    They all requested that he not make such a proposal again.

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:

While there, He heard the story of Sākṣi-gopāla from the mouth of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu. Once there were two brāhmaṇas, one elderly and the other young, who were inhabitants of a place known as Vidyānagara.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śuni’hearing
  2. sabaall
  3. goṣṭhīfamily members and friends
  4. tāraof the elderly brāhmaṇa
  5. karedo
  6. hā-hā-kāraexclamation of disappointment
  7. aichesuch
  8. bātproposal
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do you respond when your family expresses disappointment about something you have said?

Practice

Recall one difficult family conversation and write down what was said without adding assumptions.

Live this todayFacing Disappointment Within the FamilyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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