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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 7.90

এইরূপে সেই ঠাঞি ভক্তগণ-সঙ্গে ।

সেই রাত্রি গোঙাইলা কৃষ্ণকথা-রঙ্গে ॥ ৯০ ॥

ei-rūpe sei ṭhāñi bhakta-gaṇa-saṅge

sei rātri goṅāilā kṛṣṇa-kathā-raṅge

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then passed the night there and discussed the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa with His devotees with great pleasure.

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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.

Pleasure in Discussing Kṛṣṇa’s Pastimes

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu passed the night there with His devotees.

  2. 2

    He discussed the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa with them.

  3. 3

    These discussions brought Him great pleasure.

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:

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. After teaching the people of one village, the Lord proceeded to other villages to increase devotees.
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. ei-rūpein this way
  2. sei ṭhāñiin that place
  3. bhakta-gaṇa-saṅgewith the devotees
  4. sei rātrithat night
  5. goṅāilāpassed
  6. kṛṣṇa-kathā-raṅgein great pleasure discussing Lord Kṛṣṇa
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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”

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

How can you make room for joyful discussion of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes?

Practice

Share one thing you have read about Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes with a fellow devotee today.

Live this todayPleasure in Discussing Kṛṣṇa’s PastimesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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