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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 6.65

আমার মাতৃষসা-গৃহ — নির্জন স্থান ।

তাহাঁ বাসা দেহ, কর সর্ব সমাধান ॥’ ৬৫ ॥

āmāra mātṛ-svasā-gṛha — nirjana sthāna

tāhāṅ vāsā deha, kara sarva samādhāna’

Translation

“Also, the apartment belonging to my maternal aunt is in a very solitary place. Make all arrangements for Him to stay there.”

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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.

Preparing a Quiet Place to Stay

  1. 1

    The apartment belongs to the speaker’s maternal aunt.

  2. 2

    It is in a very solitary place.

  3. 3

    The speaker asks that all arrangements be made for Him to stay there.

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:

The Bhaṭṭācārya then became acquainted with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and arranged accommodations at his aunt’s house. His brother-in-law, Gopīnātha Ācārya, established that Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu was Kṛṣṇa Himself, but Sārvabhauma and his many disciples could not accept this.
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. āmāramy
  2. mātṛ-svasāof the aunt
  3. gṛhathe home
  4. nirjana sthānavery solitary place
  5. tāhāṅthere
  6. vāsāan apartment
  7. dehagive
  8. karamake
  9. sarvaall
  10. samādhānaarrangements
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I make a place of rest more welcoming?

Practice

Make one quiet space clean and ready for someone to use.

Live this todayPreparing a Quiet Place to StayThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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