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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 9.340

জগদানন্দ, দামোদর-পণ্ডিত, মুকুন্দ ।

নাচিয়া চলিলা, দেহে না ধরে আনন্দ ॥ ৩৪০ ॥

jagadānanda, dāmodara-paṇḍita, mukunda

nāciyā calilā, dehe nā dhare ānanda

Translation

Śrī Nityānanda Rāya, Jagadānanda, Dāmodara Paṇḍita and Mukunda all became ecstatic in their happiness, and dancing along the way, they went to meet the Lord.

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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.

Dancing Joyfully to Meet the Lord

  1. 1

    Śrī Nityānanda Rāya, Jagadānanda, Dāmodara Paṇḍita and Mukunda went to meet the Lord.

  2. 2

    All of them became ecstatic in their happiness.

  3. 3

    They danced along the way as they went to meet Him.

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. jagadānandaJagadānanda
  2. dāmodara-paṇḍitaDāmodara Paṇḍita
  3. mukundaMukunda
  4. nāciyādancing
  5. calilādeparted
  6. dehethe body
  7. nā dharedoes not hold
  8. ānandahappiness
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How did the associates' happiness find expression as they approached the Lord?

Practice

Take a moment today to reflect on the associates dancing joyfully to meet the Lord.

Live this todayDancing Joyfully to Meet the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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