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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 7: The Lord Begins His Tour of South India
Madhya 7.130Madhya 7.133

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Madhya 7.131-132

পথে যাইতে দেবালয়ে রহে যেই গ্ৰামে ।

যাঁর ঘরে ভিক্ষা করে, সেই মহাজনে ॥ ১৩১ ॥

pathe yāite devālaye rahe yei grāme

yāṅra ghare bhikṣā kare, sei mahā-jane

Translation

While on His tour, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would spend the night at a temple by the road. Whenever He accepted food from a person, He would give him the same advice He gave the brāhmaṇa named Kūrma. He adopted this process until He returned to Jagannātha Purī from His South Indian tour.

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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.

The Same Advice Throughout His Journey

  1. 1

    During His tour, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would spend the night at a temple beside the road.

  2. 2

    Whenever He accepted food from someone, He gave that person the same advice He had given Kūrma.

  3. 3

    He continued this process throughout His South Indian tour until He returned to Jagannātha Purī.

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:

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.

  1. pathe yāitewhile passing on the road
  2. devālayein a temple
  3. raheHe stays
  4. yei grāmein any village
  5. yāṅra ghareat whose place
  6. bhikṣā karetakes alms or eats
  7. sei mahā-janeto such a great personality
  8. kūrmeunto the brāhmaṇa Kūrma
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about the consistency of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s dealings?

Practice

Reread the translation today and note the teaching pattern He maintained throughout His journey.

Live this todayThe Same Advice Throughout His JourneyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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