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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 9.173

এত বলি’ তাঁর ঠাঞি এই আজ্ঞা লঞা ।

দক্ষিণে চলিলা প্রভু হরষিত হঞা ॥ ১৭৩ ॥

eta bali’ tāṅra ṭhāñi ei ājñā lañā

dakṣiṇe calilā prabhu haraṣita hañā

Translation

After talking in this way with Paramānanda Purī, the Lord took his permission to leave and, very pleased, departed for southern India.

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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.

Leaving With Permission and Joy

  1. 1

    The Lord finished His conversation with Paramānanda Purī.

  2. 2

    Before departing, He took Paramānanda Purī’s permission to leave.

  3. 3

    Very pleased, the Lord departed for southern India.

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:

From there He went to Kāmakoṣṭhī-purī and later arrived at southern Mathurā. A brāhmaṇa devotee of Lord Rāmacandra talked with Him.
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. eta bali’saying this
  2. tāṅra ṭhāñifrom him
  3. ei ājñā lañātaking permission
  4. dakṣiṇe calilādeparted for southern India
  5. prabhuLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  6. haraṣita hañābeing very pleased
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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: “conversation”

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 show respect when taking leave of someone?

Practice

When leaving a conversation today, take a moment to offer a warm, respectful farewell.

Live this todayLeaving With Permission and JoyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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