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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 6.37Madhya 6.39

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.38

হুঙ্কার করিয়া উঠে ‘হরি’ ‘হরি’ বলি’ ।

আনন্দে সার্বভৌম তাঁর লৈল পদধূলি ॥ ৩৮ ॥

huṅkāra kariyā uṭhe ‘hari’ ‘hari’ bali’

ānande sārvabhauma tāṅra laila pada-dhūli

Translation

Caitanya Mahāprabhu got up and very loudly chanted, “Hari! Hari!” Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya was very pleased to see the Lord regain consciousness, and he took the dust of the Lord’s lotus feet.

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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.

Chanting Hari and Offering Respect

  1. 1

    Caitanya Mahāprabhu got up and very loudly chanted, “Hari! Hari!”

  2. 2

    Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya was very pleased to see the Lord regain consciousness.

  3. 3

    He took the dust of the Lord’s lotus feet.

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. huṅkāra kariyāmaking a loud sound
  2. uṭhegot up
  3. hari hari bali’chanting Hari, Hari
  4. ānandein pleasure
  5. sārvabhaumaSārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  6. tāṅraHis
  7. lailatook
  8. pada-dhūlithe dust of the feet
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “chanted”, “hari”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “lotus feet”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the Bhaṭṭācārya’s response express his pleasure and respect?

Practice

Chant “Hari! Hari!” aloud today, recalling Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s words.

Live this todayChanting Hari and Offering RespectThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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