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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 6.216

আর দিন প্রভু গেলা জগন্নাথ-দরশনে ।

দর্শন করিলা জগন্নাথ-শয্যোত্থানে ॥ ২১৬ ॥

āra dina prabhu gelā jagannātha-daraśane

darśana karilā jagannātha-śayyotthāne

Translation

Early the following morning, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to see Lord Jagannātha in the temple, and He saw the Lord rise from His bed.

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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.

Seeing the Lord Early in the Morning

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to the temple early the following morning.

  2. 2

    He went there to see Lord Jagannātha.

  3. 3

    At the temple, He saw the Lord rise from His bed.

How it feels

Doubt transformed to devotion. Intellectual resistance gives way to a profound change of heart.

The mood of Madhya 6 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 6: The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

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

One morning after this incident, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu received some prasādam from Jagannātha and offered it to Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya. Without caring for formality, the Bhaṭṭācārya immediately partook of the mahā-prasādam.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. āra dinathe next day
  2. prabhuLord Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. gelāwent
  4. jagannātha-daraśaneto see Jagannātha in the temple
  5. darśana karilāsaw
  6. jagannātha-śayyā-utthānethe Lord’s rising from bed early in the morning
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I make time for the Lord at the beginning of my day?

Practice

Set aside a few minutes at the start of your next morning to remember this visit to Lord Jagannātha.

Live this todaySeeing the Lord Early in the MorningThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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