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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 7.115 Madhya 7.117

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.116

দর্শনে ‘বৈষ্ণব’ হৈল, বলে ‘কৃষ্ণ’ ‘হরি’ ।

প্রেমাবেশে নাচে লোক ঊর্ধ্ববাহু করি’ ॥ ১১৬ ॥

darśane ‘vaiṣṇava’ haila, bale ‘kṛṣṇa’ ‘hari’

premāveśe nāce loka ūrdhva bāhu kari’

Translation

Just by seeing Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, everyone became a devotee. They began to chant “Kṛṣṇa” and “Hari” and all the holy names. They all were merged in a great ecstasy of love, and they began to dance, raising their arms.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Seeing the Lord Awakens Devotion

1
Just by seeing Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, everyone became a devotee.
2
They began chanting “Kṛṣṇa,” “Hari” and all the holy names.
3
They were all merged in a great ecstasy of love and danced with raised arms.

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

Madhya 7: The Lord Begins His Tour of South India

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

The Lord began chanting the mantra “ kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa he. ” In whatever village He spent the night, whenever a person came to see Him in His shelter, the Lord implored him to preach the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. After teaching the people of one village, the Lord proceeded to other villages to increase devotees.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

darśanein seeing
vaiṣṇava hailathey became devotees
balestarted to say
kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa
hariLord Hari
prema-āveśein the great ecstasy of love of Godhead
nācedance
lokaall the people
ūrdhva bāhu kari’raising the arms

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: “chant”, “hari”, “chanting”
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this description encourage you to chant the holy names?

Practice

Take a minute today to chant “Kṛṣṇa” and “Hari.”

Live this todaySeeing the Lord Awakens DevotionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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