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  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 7: The Lord Begins His Tour of South India
Madhya 6.286Madhya 7.2

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.1

ধন্যং তং নৌমি চৈতন্যং বাসুদেবং দয়ার্দ্রধী ।

নষ্টকুষ্ঠং রূপপুষ্টং ভক্তিতুষ্টং চকার যঃ ॥ ১ ॥

dhanyaṁ taṁ naumi caitanyaṁ

vāsudevaṁ dayārdra-dhī

naṣṭa-kuṣṭhaṁ rūpa-puṣṭaṁ

bhakti-tuṣṭaṁ cakāra yaḥ

Translation

Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, being very compassionate toward a brāhmaṇa named Vāsudeva, cured him of leprosy. He transformed him into a beautiful man satisfied with devotional service. I offer my respectful obeisances unto the glorious Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Compassion Brings Satisfaction in Devotional Service

  1. 1

    Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu showed great compassion toward a brāhmaṇa named Vāsudeva by curing his leprosy.

  2. 2

    He transformed Vāsudeva into a beautiful man who was satisfied with devotional service.

  3. 3

    The verse offers respectful obeisances to the glorious Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

How it feels

Expansive compassion. The Lord carries nāma and mercy from village to village, including deliverance of Vāsudeva.

The mood of Madhya 7 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 7: The Lord Begins His Tour of South India

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

While there, He bestowed His causeless mercy upon a brāhmaṇa called Kūrma and cured another brāhmaṇa, named Vāsudeva, who was suffering from leprosy. After curing this brāhmaṇa leper, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu received the title Vāsudevāmṛta-prada, meaning “one who delivered nectar to the leper Vāsudeva.”
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. dhanyamauspicious
  2. tamunto Him
  3. naumiI offer obeisances
  4. caitanyamŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  5. vāsudevamunto the brāhmaṇa Vāsudeva
  6. dayā-ārdra-dhībeing compassionate
  7. naṣṭa-kuṣṭhamcured the leprosy
  8. rūpa-puṣṭambeautiful
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “transformed”

  • 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: “service”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Vāsudeva’s satisfaction in devotional service invite you to reflect on?

Practice

Offer respectful obeisances to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, remembering His compassion toward Vāsudeva.

Live this todayCompassion Brings Satisfaction in Devotional ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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