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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 9.67Madhya 9.69

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.68

শিবকাঞ্চী আসিয়া কৈল শিব দরশন ।

প্রভাবে ‘বৈষ্ণব’ কৈল সব শৈবগণ ॥ ৬৮ ॥

śiva-kāñcī āsiyā kaila śiva daraśana

prabhāve ‘vaiṣṇava’ kaila saba śaiva-gaṇa

Translation

Arriving at Śiva-kāñcī, Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited the deity of Lord Śiva. By His influence, He converted all the devotees of Lord Śiva into Vaiṣṇavas.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

His Influence Turns Devotees Toward Viṣṇu

  1. 1

    At Śiva-kāñcī, Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited the deity of Lord Śiva. By His influence, all the devotees of Lord Śiva became Vaiṣṇavas.

  2. 2

    Śiva-kāñcī is also known as Kāñcīpuram, or the Benares of southern India.

  3. 3

    Śiva-kāñcī has hundreds of temples containing symbolic representations of Lord Śiva. One of these temples is said to be very, very old.

Key points from the purport
  • Śiva-kāñcī is also known as Kāñcīpuram, or the Benares of southern India.
  • In Śiva-kāñcī there are hundreds of temples containing symbolic representations of Lord Śiva, and one of these temples is said to be very, very old.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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:

Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then proceeded farther, arriving at Setubandha Rāmeśvara. At Śrī Śaila-parvata, the Lord met Lord Śiva and his wife Durgā in the dress of a brāhmaṇa and brāhmaṇī.
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. śiva-kāñcīto the holy place named Śiva-kāñcī
  2. āsiyācoming
  3. kailadid
  4. śiva daraśanavisiting the temple of Lord Śiva
  5. prabhāveby His influence
  6. vaiṣṇava kailaturned into Vaiṣṇavas
  7. sabaall
  8. śaiva-gaṇathe devotees of Lord Śiva
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s visit and its effect on the devotees?

Practice

Spend one minute reflecting on how the devotees changed through Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s influence.

Live this todayHis Influence Turns Devotees Toward ViṣṇuThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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