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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.43

নানা কৃষ্ণবার্তা কহি’ কহিল তাঁহারে ।

‘তোমার ঠাঞি আইলাঙ আজ্ঞা মাগিবারে ॥ ৪৩ ॥

nānā kṛṣṇa-vārtā kahi’ kahila tāṅhāre

‘tomāra ṭhāñi āilāṅ ājñā māgibāre

Translation

After they had discussed various topics about Lord Kṛṣṇa, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu informed Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, “I have come to your place just to receive your order.

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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.

Discuss Kṛṣṇa and Respectfully Seek Permission

  1. 1

    They discussed various topics about Lord Kṛṣṇa.

  2. 2

    After this discussion, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained why He had come.

  3. 3

    He told Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya that He had come just to receive his order.

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.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 7
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. nānāvarious
  2. kṛṣṇa-vārtātopics on Lord Kṛṣṇa
  3. kahi’discussing
  4. kahilaHe informed
  5. tāṅhāreSārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  6. tomāra ṭhāñito your place
  7. āilāṅI have come
  8. ājñāorder
  9. māgibāreto beg
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “discussed”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I make room for discussion about Lord Kṛṣṇa in my conversations?

Practice

Share one thing you have read about Lord Kṛṣṇa with someone today.

Live this todayDiscuss Kṛṣṇa and Respectfully Seek PermissionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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