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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 7.29Madhya 7.31

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.30

চৈতন্যের ভক্ত-বাত্সল্য — অকথ্য-কথন ।

আপনে বৈরাগ্য-দুঃখ করেন সহন ॥ ৩০ ॥

caitanyera bhakta-vātsalya — akathya-kathana

āpane vairāgya-duḥkha karena sahana

Translation

No one can properly describe Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s affection for His devotees. He always tolerated all kinds of personal unhappiness resulting from His acceptance of the renounced order of life.

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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.

Boundless affection amid personal hardship

  1. 1

    No one can properly describe Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s affection for His devotees.

  2. 2

    His acceptance of the renounced order brought personal unhappiness.

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    He always tolerated the different kinds of personal unhappiness that resulted.

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:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the renounced order of life in the month of Māgha (January-February) and went to Jagannātha Purī in the month of Phālguna (February-March). He saw the Dola-yātrā festival during the month of Phālguna, and in the month of Caitra He liberated Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. caitanyeraof Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  2. bhakta-vātsalyathe love for His devotees
  3. akathya-kathanaindescribable by words
  4. āpanepersonally
  5. vairāgyaof the renounced order
  6. duḥkhaunhappiness
  7. karenadoes
  8. sahanatoleration
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to me about the Lord’s affection alongside His tolerance of hardship?

Practice

Spend a quiet minute reflecting on the Lord’s affection for His devotees and His tolerance of personal unhappiness.

Live this todayBoundless affection amid personal hardshipThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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