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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 7.84

মধ্যাহ্ন করিতে গেলা প্ৰভুকে লঞা ।

তাহা দেখি’ লোক আইসে চৌদিকে ধাঞা ॥ ৮৪ ॥

madhyāhna karite gelā prabhuke lañā

tāhā dekhi’ loka āise caudike dhāñā

Translation

When Lord Nityānanda Prabhu took Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for lunch at noon, everyone came running around Them.

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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.

Everyone Gathered Around the Two Lords

  1. 1

    Lord Nityānanda Prabhu took Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for lunch.

  2. 2

    This took place at noon.

  3. 3

    Everyone came running and gathered around Them.

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. madhyāhna kariteto take lunch at noon
  2. gelāwent
  3. prabhukeLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. lañātaking
  5. tāhā dekhi’seeing that
  6. lokathe people in general
  7. āisecame
  8. caudikeall around
  9. dhāñārunning
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “gathered”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What eagerness do I feel when I read about everyone gathering around the two Lords?

Practice

Reread the translation slowly, noticing the eagerness expressed by everyone running toward Them.

Live this todayEveryone Gathered Around the Two LordsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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