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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 6: The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.3

আবেশে চলিলা প্রভু জগন্নাথ-মন্দিরে ।

জগন্নাথ দেখি’ প্রেমে হইলা অস্থিরে ॥ ৩ ॥

āveśe calilā prabhu jagannātha-mandire

jagannātha dekhi’ preme ha-ilā asthire

Translation

In ecstasy, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went from Āṭhāranālā to the temple of Jagannātha. After seeing Lord Jagannātha, He became very restless due to love of Godhead.

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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 Lord Jagannātha Awakens Restless Love

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went from Āṭhāranālā to the temple of Jagannātha.

  2. 2

    He made this journey in ecstasy.

  3. 3

    After seeing Lord Jagannātha, He became very restless due to love of Godhead.

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:

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu entered the temple of Jagannātha, He immediately fainted. Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya then took Him to his home.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. āveśein ecstasy
  2. calilāwent
  3. prabhuLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. jagannātha-mandireto the temple of Jagannātha
  5. jagannātha dekhi’seeing the Jagannātha Deity
  6. premein ecstasy
  7. ha-ilābecame
  8. asthirerestless
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “love of godhead”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the verse identify as the cause of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s restlessness?

Practice

Pause for a moment today to remember Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu seeing Lord Jagannātha with love.

Live this todaySeeing Lord Jagannātha Awakens Restless LoveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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