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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 9.336Madhya 9.338

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.337

যাহাঁ যায়, লোক উঠে হরিধ্বনি করি’ ।

দেখি’ আনন্দিত-মন হৈলা গৌরহরি ॥ ৩৩৭ ॥

yāhāṅ yāya, loka uṭhe hari-dhvani kari’

dekhi’ ānandita-mana hailā gaurahari

Translation

Wherever Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went, the holy name of Śrī Hari was vibrated. Seeing this, the Lord became very happy.

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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 Holy Name Makes the Lord Happy

  1. 1

    Wherever Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went, the holy name was vibrated.

  2. 2

    The name being sounded was the holy name of Śrī Hari.

  3. 3

    Seeing this, the Lord became very happy.

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. yāhāṅ yāyawherever He goes
  2. loka uṭhepeople stand up
  3. hari-dhvani kari’vibrating the holy name of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra
  4. dekhi’by seeing
  5. ānanditahappy
  6. manain mind
  7. hailābecame
  8. gaurahariLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “holy name”, “hari”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does knowing that the holy name makes the Lord happy affect your desire to chant?

Practice

Spend a quiet minute chanting the holy name of Śrī Hari today.

Live this todayThe Holy Name Makes the Lord HappyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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