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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 9.169

তিনদিন প্রেমে দোঁহে কৃষ্ণকথা-রঙ্গে ।

সেই বিপ্র-ঘরে দোঁহে রহে-একসঙ্গে ॥ ১৬৯ ॥

tina-dina preme doṅhe kṛṣṇa-kathā-raṅge

sei vipra-ghare doṅhe rahe eka-saṅge

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stayed with Paramānanda Purī in the brāhmaṇa’s house where he was residing. The two of them passed three days there discussing topics 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.

Spending Time Discussing Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Paramānanda Purī was residing in a brāhmaṇa’s house.

  2. 2

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stayed there with him for three days.

  3. 3

    They passed those three days discussing topics 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 Śrī Raṅga, Caitanya Mahāprabhu reached Ṛṣabha-parvata, where He met Paramānanda Purī, who later arrived at Jagannātha Purī. Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then proceeded farther, arriving at Setubandha Rāmeśvara.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tina-dinathree days
  2. premein ecstasy
  3. doṅheboth
  4. kṛṣṇa-kathādiscussing topics of Kṛṣṇa
  5. raṅgein jubilation
  6. sei vipra-gharein the home of a brāhmaṇa
  7. doṅheboth of them
  8. rahestayed
  9. eka-saṅgetogether
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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: “discussing”

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 could you make a little more room for discussing Kṛṣṇa with someone?

Practice

Set aside a few minutes today to discuss one topic of Kṛṣṇa with another person.

Live this todaySpending Time Discussing KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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