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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 6.33

সার্বভৌম পাঠাইল সবা দর্শন করিতে ।

‘চন্দনেশ্বর’ নিজপুত্র দিল সবার সাথে ॥ ৩৩ ॥

sārvabhauma pāṭhāila sabā darśana karite

‘candaneśvara’ nija-putra dila sabāra sāthe

Translation

The Bhaṭṭācārya then sent them all back to see Lord Jagannātha, and he asked his own son, Candaneśvara, to accompany them as a guide.

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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.

Helping Others See Lord Jagannātha

  1. 1

    The Bhaṭṭācārya sent everyone back to see Lord Jagannātha.

  2. 2

    He asked his own son, Candaneśvara, to accompany them.

  3. 3

    Candaneśvara was to serve as their guide.

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:

Śrīla Nityānanda Prabhu and other devotees then visited the Jagannātha temple, and when they came back to the house of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to external consciousness. Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya received everyone and distributed mahā-prasādam with great care.
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. sārvabhaumaSārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  2. pāṭhāilasent them
  3. sabāall
  4. darśana kariteto see Lord Jagannātha
  5. candana-īśvaraof the name Candaneśvara
  6. nija-putrahis son
  7. dilagave
  8. sabāra sāthewith all of them
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “serve”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you help someone who needs guidance when visiting a temple?

Practice

Offer one practical piece of guidance to someone planning a temple visit.

Live this todayHelping Others See Lord JagannāthaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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