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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 6.34

জগন্নাথ দেখি’ সবার হইল আনন্দ ।

ভাবেতে আবিষ্ট হৈলা প্রভু নিত্যানন্দ ॥ ৩৪ ॥

jagannātha dekhi’ sabāra ha-ila ānanda

bhāvete āviṣṭa hailā prabhu nityānanda

Translation

Everyone was then very pleased to see the Deity of Lord Jagannātha. Lord Nityānanda in particular was overwhelmed with ecstasy.

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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.

Joy in Seeing Lord Jagannātha

  1. 1

    Everyone saw the Deity of Lord Jagannātha.

  2. 2

    They were all very pleased to see Him.

  3. 3

    Lord Nityānanda in particular was overwhelmed with ecstasy.

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. jagannātha dekhi’seeing Lord Jagannātha
  2. sabāraof everyone
  3. ha-ilathere was
  4. ānandapleasure
  5. bhāvetein ecstasy
  6. āviṣṭaoverwhelmed
  7. hailābecame
  8. prabhu nityānandaLord Nityānanda
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do you notice about the devotees’ joy in seeing Lord Jagannātha?

Practice

Read this translation slowly, pausing to reflect on their pleasure in seeing Lord Jagannātha.

Live this todayJoy in Seeing Lord JagannāthaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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