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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 6: The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
Madhya 6.29Madhya 6.31

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.30

সার্বভৌম-স্থানে গিয়া প্রভুকে দেখিল ।

প্রভু দেখি’ আচার্যের দুঃখ-হর্ষ হৈল ॥ ৩০ ॥

sārvabhauma-sthāne giyā prabhuke dekhila

prabhu dekhi’ ācāryera duḥkha-harṣa haila

Translation

Arriving at the home of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, everyone saw the Lord lying unconscious. Seeing Him in this condition, Gopīnātha Ācārya became very unhappy, but at the same time he was happy just to see the Lord.

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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.

Sorrow and Joy upon Seeing the Lord

  1. 1

    At the home of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, everyone saw the Lord lying unconscious.

  2. 2

    Seeing the Lord in this condition made Gopīnātha Ācārya very unhappy.

  3. 3

    At the same time, Gopīnātha Ācārya was happy simply to see the Lord.

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:

Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya then took Him to his home. Meanwhile, Gopīnātha Ācārya, the brother-in-law of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, met Mukunda Datta and talked to him about Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s acceptance of sannyāsa and His journey to Jagannātha Purī.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 6
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sārvabhauma-sthāneto the place of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  2. giyāgoing there
  3. prabhukeLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. dekhilaall of them saw
  5. prabhu dekhi’seeing the Lord
  6. ācāryeraof Gopīnātha Ācārya
  7. duḥkhaunhappiness
  8. harṣahappiness
  9. hailathere was
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “gopīnātha”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does Gopīnātha Ācārya's response help me understand that sorrow and joy can be present together?

Practice

Write one sentence describing the two feelings Gopīnātha Ācārya experienced and what gave rise to each.

Live this todaySorrow and Joy upon Seeing the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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