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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 9.10

সেই সব লোক প্রভুর দর্শনপ্রভাবে ।

নিজ-নিজ-মত ছাড়ি’ হইল বৈষ্ণবে ॥ ১০ ॥

sei saba loka prabhura darśana-prabhāve

nija-nija-mata chāḍi’ ha-ila vaiṣṇave

Translation

By the influence of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, all these people abandoned their own opinions and became Vaiṣṇavas, devotees of Kṛṣṇa.

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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.

Becoming Devotees Through Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Influence

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu influenced all these people.

  2. 2

    Through His influence, they abandoned their own opinions.

  3. 3

    They became Vaiṣṇavas, devotees of Kṛṣṇa.

How it feels

Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.

The mood of Madhya 9 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Travels to the Holy Places

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

After leaving Vidyānagara, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited such places of pilgrimage as Gautamī-gaṅgā, Mallikārjuna, Ahovala-nṛsiṁha, Siddhavaṭa, Skanda-kṣetra, Trimaṭha, Vṛddhakāśī, Bauddha-sthāna, Tirupati, Tirumala, Pānā-nṛsiṁha, Śiva-kāñcī, Viṣṇu-kāñcī, Trikāla-hasti, Vṛddhakola, Śiyālī-bhairavī, the Kāverī River and Kumbhakarṇa-kapāla. Finally the Lord went to Śrī Raṅga-kṣetra, where He converted a brāhmaṇa named Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa, who, along with his family, took up devotional service to Kṛṣṇa.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sei saba lokaall those people
  2. prabhuraof Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. darśana-prabhāveby the influence of His visit
  4. nija-nijatheir own
  5. mataopinion
  6. chāḍi’giving up
  7. ha-ilabecame
  8. vaiṣṇavedevotees
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How willing am I to reconsider my own opinions in becoming a devotee of Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Take a moment today to reflect on one opinion you hold and whether it supports devotion to Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayBecoming Devotees Through Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s InfluenceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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