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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 6.46Madhya 6.48

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.47

আজ্ঞা মাগি’ গেলা গোপীনাথ আচার্যকে লঞা ।

প্রভুর নিকট আইলা ভোজন করিঞা ॥ ৪৭ ॥

ājñā māgi’ gelā gopīnātha ācāryake lañā

prabhura nikaṭa āilā bhojana kariñā

Translation

Begging permission from Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His devotees, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya then went with Gopīnātha Ācārya to take lunch. After finishing their lunch, they returned to Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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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.

Taking Leave Respectfully and Returning

  1. 1

    Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya begged permission from Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His devotees before leaving.

  2. 2

    He went with Gopīnātha Ācārya to take lunch.

  3. 3

    After finishing lunch, they returned to Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ājñā māgi’taking permission
  2. gelāwent
  3. gopīnātha ācāryake lañātaking Gopīnātha Ācārya
  4. prabhuraLord Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  5. nikaṭanear
  6. āilāwent
  7. bhojana kariñāafter taking lunch
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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 can I show greater consideration when taking leave of others?

Practice

When leaving someone’s company today, take leave respectfully rather than departing abruptly.

Live this todayTaking Leave Respectfully and ReturningThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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