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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 9.336

যেই পথে পূর্বে প্রভু কৈলা আগমন ।

সেই পথে চলিলা দেখি, সর্ব বৈষ্ণবগণ ॥ ৩৩৬ ॥

yei pathe pūrve prabhu kailā āgamana

sei pathe calilā dekhi, sarva vaiṣṇava-gaṇa

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned by the same road He had formerly taken to Vidyānagara, and all the Vaiṣṇavas along the way saw Him again.

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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.

The Vaiṣṇavas See the Lord Again

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned by the same road He had taken before.

  2. 2

    This was the road He had formerly taken to Vidyānagara.

  3. 3

    All the Vaiṣṇavas along the way saw Him again.

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:

Thus the Lord visited almost all the holy places in South India. He finally returned to Jagannātha Purī by taking the same route, after visiting Vidyānagara again.
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. yei pathethe path by which
  2. pūrveformerly
  3. prabhuLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. kailā āgamanacame
  5. sei patheby that way
  6. calilādeparted
  7. dekhiseeing
  8. sarvaall
  9. vaiṣṇava-gaṇaVaiṣṇavas
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the opportunity to see the Lord again mean to you as you read?

Practice

Pause over the words “saw Him again” and reflect on this renewed meeting.

Live this todayThe Vaiṣṇavas See the Lord AgainThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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