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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 6.34Madhya 6.36

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.35

সবে মেলি’ ধরি তাঁরে সুস্থির করিল ।

ঈশ্বর-সেবক মালা-প্রসাদ আনি’ দিল ॥ ৩৫ ॥

sabe meli’ dhari tāṅre susthira karila

īśvara-sevaka mālā-prasāda āni’ dila

Translation

When Lord Nityānanda Prabhu nearly fainted, all the devotees caught Him and steadied Him. At that time, the priest of Lord Jagannātha brought a garland that had been offered to the Deity and offered it to Nityānanda Prabhu.

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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.

Supporting Lord Nityānanda with Care

  1. 1

    Lord Nityānanda Prabhu nearly fainted.

  2. 2

    All the devotees caught Him and steadied Him.

  3. 3

    The priest of Lord Jagannātha brought a garland offered to the Deity and offered it to Nityānanda Prabhu.

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. sabe meli’meeting all together
  2. dharicaught
  3. tāṅreHim
  4. su-sthirasteady
  5. karilamade
  6. īśvara-sevakathe priest of the Deity
  7. mālāgarland
  8. prasādaoffering
  9. ānibringing
  10. dilagave
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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: “offered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How attentive are you when someone near you needs support?

Practice

Offer a small act of practical support to someone who needs help today.

Live this todaySupporting Lord Nityānanda with CareThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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