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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 7.22Madhya 7.24

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.23

মুকুন্দ হয়েন দুঃখী দেখি’ সন্ন্যাস-ধর্ম ।

তিনবারে শীতে স্নান, ভূমিতে শয়ন ॥ ২৩ ॥

mukunda hayena duḥkhī dekhi’ sannyāsa-dharma

tinabāre śīte snāna, bhūmite śayana

Translation

“Being a sannyāsī, I have a duty to lie down on the ground and to take a bath three times a day, even during the winter. But Mukunda becomes very unhappy when he sees My severe austerities.

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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’s Austerities Make Mukunda Unhappy

  1. 1

    The Lord describes lying on the ground as a duty of His life as a sannyāsī.

  2. 2

    He also describes bathing three times a day, even during winter, as His duty.

  3. 3

    Mukunda becomes very unhappy when he sees the Lord’s severe austerities.

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:

He saw the Dola-yātrā festival during the month of Phālguna, and in the month of Caitra He liberated Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya. During the month of Vaiśākha, He began to tour South India.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. mukundaMukunda
  2. hayenabecomes
  3. duḥkhīunhappy
  4. dekhi’seeing
  5. sannyāsa-dharmaMy regulative principles in the renounced order
  6. tina-bārethree times
  7. śītein the winter
  8. snānabath
  9. bhūmiteon the ground
  10. śayanalying down
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do I respond when someone’s commitment to duty involves hardship?

Practice

Reflect briefly on the difference between discomfort freely accepted for duty and discomfort someone wishes to avoid.

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