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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 9.237

মহাভক্তগণসহ তাহাঁ গোষ্ঠী কৈল ।

‘ব্রহ্মসংহিতাধ্যায়’-পুঁথি তাহাঁ পাইল ॥ ২৩৭ ॥

mahā-bhakta-gaṇa-saha tāhāṅ goṣṭhī kaila

‘brahma-saṁhitādhyāya’-puṅthi tāhāṅ pāila

Translation

In the temple of Ādi-keśava, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu discussed spiritual matters among highly advanced devotees. While there, He found a chapter of the Brahma-saṁhitā.

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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.

Spiritual Discussion Among Advanced Devotees

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was in the temple of Ādi-keśava.

  2. 2

    There He discussed spiritual matters among highly advanced devotees.

  3. 3

    During His stay, He found a chapter of the Brahma-saṁhitā.

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:

The Lord also collected the Brahma-saṁhitā, fifth chapter, on the banks of the Payasvinī River. He then visited Payasvinī, Śṛṅgavera-purī-maṭha and Matsya-tīrtha.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. mahā-bhakta-gaṇa-sahaamong highly advanced devotees
  2. tāhāṅthere
  3. goṣṭhī kailadiscussed
  4. brahma-saṁhitā-adhyāyaone chapter of the Brahma-saṁhitā
  5. puṅthiscripture
  6. tāhāṅthere
  7. pāilafound
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

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    In this verse: “discussed”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What spiritual matter would you like to discuss with an experienced devotee?

Practice

Write down one spiritual question to ask an experienced devotee.

Live this todaySpiritual Discussion Among Advanced DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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