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  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 9.187Madhya 9.189

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.188

জগন্মাতা মহালক্ষ্মী সীতা-ঠাকুরাণী ।

রাক্ষসে স্পর্শিল তাঁরে, — ইহা কানে শুনি ॥ ১৮৮ ॥

jagan-mātā mahā-lakṣmī sītā-ṭhākurāṇī

rākṣase sparśila tāṅre, — ihā kāne śuni

Translation

“My dear Sir, mother Sītā is the mother of the universe and the supreme goddess of fortune. She has been touched by the demon Rāvaṇa, and I am troubled upon hearing this news.

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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.

Reverence for Mother Sītā Amid Distress

  1. 1

    The brāhmaṇa described mother Sītā as the mother of the universe.

  2. 2

    He also honored her as the supreme goddess of fortune.

  3. 3

    He was troubled by the news that the demon Rāvaṇa had touched her.

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:

He also visited Rāmeśvara, where He collected some papers connected with Sītādevī, whose illusory form had been kidnapped by Rāvaṇa. The Lord next visited the places known as Pāṇḍya-deśa, the Tāmraparṇī River, Naya-tripati, Ciyaḍatalā, Tila-kāñcī, Gajendra-mokṣaṇa, Pānāgaḍi, Cāmtāpura, Śrī Vaikuṇṭha, Malaya-parvata and Kanyā-kumārī.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. jagat-mātāthe mother of the universe
  2. mahā-lakṣmīthe supreme goddess of fortune
  3. sītā-ṭhākurāṇīmother Sītā
  4. rākṣasethe demon Rāvaṇa
  5. sparśilatouched
  6. tāṅreher
  7. ihāthis
  8. kāne śuniI have heard
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the brāhmaṇa’s reverence for mother Sītā help me understand his distress?

Practice

Read aloud the two descriptions of mother Sītā: mother of the universe and supreme goddess of fortune.

Live this todayReverence for Mother Sītā Amid DistressThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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