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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 8.47

এইমত দুঁহে স্তুতি করে দুঁহার গুণ ।

দুঁহে দুঁহার দরশনে আনন্দিত মন ॥ ৪৭ ॥

ei-mata duṅhe stuti kare duṅhāra guṇa

duṅhe duṅhāra daraśane ānandita mana

Translation

In this way each of them praised the qualities of the other, and both of them were pleased to see each other.

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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.

Mutual Praise Brings Joy

  1. 1

    Each of them praises the qualities of the other.

  2. 2

    Their appreciation is mutual, with both recognizing the other’s qualities.

  3. 3

    Both are pleased to see each other.

How it feels

Deepening intimacy and revelation. Their exchange ascends from duty to pure love and the confidential moods of Vraja.

The mood of Madhya 8 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Honoring his request, Caitanya Mahāprabhu stayed there in the home of some Vedic brāhmaṇas. In the evening, Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya used to come to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 8
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ei-matain this way
  2. duṅheboth of them
  3. stutipraise
  4. kareoffer
  5. duṅhāraof both of them
  6. guṇaqualities
  7. duṅheboth of them
  8. duṅhāraof both of them
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Whose good qualities could you sincerely appreciate today?

Practice

Tell someone one good quality you genuinely appreciate in them.

Live this todayMutual Praise Brings JoyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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