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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 7.134Madhya 7.136

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.135

প্রভুর অনুব্রজি’ কূর্ম বহু দূর আইলা ।

প্রভু তাঁরে যত্ন করি’ ঘরে পাঠাইলা ॥ ১৩৫ ॥

prabhura anuvraji’ kūrma bahu dūra āilā

prabhu tāṅre yatna kari’ ghare pāṭhāilā

Translation

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left, the brāhmaṇa Kūrma followed Him a great distance, but eventually Lord Caitanya took care to send him back home.

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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 Lord Sends Kūrma Home

  1. 1

    When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu departed, the brāhmaṇa Kūrma followed Him.

  2. 2

    Kūrma accompanied Him for a great distance.

  3. 3

    Eventually, Lord Caitanya took care to send Kūrma back home.

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:

Along with other devotees, Nityānanda Prabhu accompanied the Lord to Ālālanātha, but there Lord Caitanya left them all behind and went ahead with the brāhmaṇa Kṛṣṇadāsa. 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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhuraLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  2. anuvraji’following behind
  3. kūrmathe brāhmaṇa named Kūrma
  4. bahumuch
  5. dūradistance
  6. āilācame
  7. prabhuLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  8. tāṅrehim
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the Lord’s care in sending Kūrma home invite you to reflect on?

Practice

Read the verse slowly today, noticing both Kūrma’s following and the Lord’s care in sending him home.

Live this todayThe Lord Sends Kūrma HomeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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