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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 9.107

সেই বিপ্র মহাপ্রভুর বড় ভক্ত হৈল ।

চারি মাস প্রভু-সঙ্গ কভু না ছাড়িল ॥ ১০৭ ॥

sei vipra mahāprabhura baḍa bhakta haila

cāri māsa prabhu-saṅga kabhu nā chāḍila

Translation

That brāhmaṇa became a great devotee of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and for four continuous months he did not give up the Lord’s company.

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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.

Devotion and Steady Company

  1. 1

    The brāhmaṇa became a great devotee of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    He remained in the Lord’s company for four continuous months.

  3. 3

    Throughout that time, he did not give up the Lord’s company.

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:

A brāhmaṇa devotee of Lord Rāmacandra talked with Him. Then the Lord took His bath in the river Kṛtamālā.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sei viprathat brāhmaṇa
  2. mahāprabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. baḍabig
  4. bhaktadevotee
  5. hailabecame
  6. cāri māsafor four months
  7. prabhu-saṅgaassociation of the Lord
  8. kabhuat any time
  9. nādid not
  10. chāḍilagive up
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What impresses me about the brāhmaṇa’s steadiness in remaining with the Lord?

Practice

Set aside a few uninterrupted minutes today to read about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Live this todayDevotion and Steady CompanyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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