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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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Travels to the Holy Places
Madhya 9.175Madhya 9.177

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.176

তিন দিন ভিক্ষা দিল করি’ নিমন্ত্রণ ।

নিভৃতে বসি’ গুপ্তবার্তা কহে দুই জন ॥ ১৭৬ ॥

tina dina bhikṣā dila kari’ nimantraṇa

nibhṛte vasi’ gupta-vārtā kahe dui jana

Translation

Lord Śiva, dressed like a brāhmaṇa, gave alms to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and invited Him to spend three days in a solitary place. Sitting there together, they talked very confidentially.

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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.

Hospitality and Confidential Conversation

  1. 1

    Lord Śiva, dressed like a brāhmaṇa, gave alms to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    He invited the Lord to spend three days in a solitary place.

  3. 3

    Sitting there together, they talked very confidentially.

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tina dinafor three days
  2. bhikṣā dilaoffered alms
  3. kari’ nimantraṇainviting Him
  4. nibhṛtein a solitary place
  5. vasi’sitting together
  6. gupta-vārtāconfidential talks
  7. kahespeak
  8. dui janaboth of them
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “together”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can quiet surroundings help you give someone your full attention?

Practice

Choose a quiet place for one meaningful conversation today, without distractions.

Live this todayHospitality and Confidential ConversationThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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