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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 7.106

যেই গ্রামে রহি’ ভিক্ষা করেন যাঁর ঘরে ।

সেই গ্রামের যত লোক আইসে দেখিবারে ॥ ১০৬ ॥

yei grāme rahi’ bhikṣā karena yāṅra ghare

sei grāmera yata loka āise dekhibāre

Translation

In whatever village Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stayed to accept alms, many people came to see Him.

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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.

People Came to See the Lord

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stayed in villages to accept alms.

  2. 2

    Many people came to see Him during these stays.

  3. 3

    This happened in whatever village He stayed.

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:

After teaching the people of one village, the Lord proceeded to other villages to increase devotees. In this way He finally reached Kūrma-sthāna.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 7
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. yei grāmein whatever village
  2. rahi’staying
  3. bhikṣāalms
  4. karenaaccepts
  5. yāṅrawhose
  6. ghareat home
  7. seithat
  8. grāmeraof the village
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What draws me to learn about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

Practice

Pause today to reread this verse and reflect on the people gathering to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Live this todayPeople Came to See the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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