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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 9.40Madhya 9.42

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.41

গোসাঞির সৌন্দর্য দেখি’ তাতে প্রেমাবেশ ।

সবে ‘কৃষ্ণ’ কহে, ‘বৈষ্ণব’ হৈল সর্বদেশ ॥ ৪১ ॥

gosāñira saundarya dekhi’ tāte premāveśa

sabe ‘kṛṣṇa’ kahe, ‘vaiṣṇava’ haila sarva-deśa

Translation

The Lord’s bodily features were very beautiful, and in addition He was always in the ecstasy of love of Godhead. Simply by seeing Him, everyone began chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa, and thus everyone became a Vaiṣṇava devotee.

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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.

Seeing the Lord Awakens Chanting and Devotion

  1. 1

    The Lord’s bodily features were very beautiful.

  2. 2

    He was always in the ecstasy of love of Godhead.

  3. 3

    Simply by seeing Him, everyone began chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa. Thus everyone became a Vaiṣṇava devotee.

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:

A brāhmaṇa devotee of Lord Rāmacandra talked with Him. Then the Lord took His bath in the river Kṛtamālā.
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. gosāñiraof the Lord
  2. saundaryathe beauty
  3. dekhi’seeing
  4. tātein that
  5. prema-āveśaecstatic love
  6. sabeeveryone
  7. kṛṣṇa kaheuttered the holy name of Kṛṣṇa
  8. vaiṣṇavaVaiṣṇava devotees
  9. hailabecame
  10. sarva-deśaeveryone
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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: “chanting”, “holy name”

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “love of godhead”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this verse connect seeing the Lord, chanting Kṛṣṇa’s name, and becoming a devotee?

Practice

Chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa for a few minutes while remembering the Lord’s love of Godhead.

Live this todaySeeing the Lord Awakens Chanting and DevotionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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