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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
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.6

চৈত্রে রহি’ কৈল সার্বভৌম-বিমোচন ।

বৈশাখের প্রথমে দক্ষিণ যাইতে হৈল মন ॥ ৬ ॥

caitre rahi’ kaila sārvabhauma-vimocana

vaiśākhera prathame dakṣiṇa yāite haila mana

Translation

During the month of Caitra, while living at Jagannātha Purī, the Lord delivered Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, and at the beginning of the next month (Vaiśākha), He decided to go to South India.

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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.

Deliverance and the Decision to Travel

  1. 1

    During Caitra, the Lord was living at Jagannātha Purī.

  2. 2

    During that month, He delivered Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya.

  3. 3

    At the beginning of the next month, Vaiśākha, He decided to go to South India.

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. caitrein the month of Caitra (March-April)
  2. rahi’residing there
  3. kailadid
  4. sārvabhauma-vimocanaliberation of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  5. vaiśākheraof the month of Vaiśākha
  6. prathameat the beginning
  7. dakṣiṇato South India
  8. yāiteto go
  9. hailait was
  10. manathe mind
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “delivered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which two events help you remember the transition from Caitra to Vaiśākha?

Practice

Note the two events in order: Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya’s deliverance in Caitra and the decision to travel in Vaiśākha.

Live this todayDeliverance and the Decision to TravelThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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