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  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 9.76Madhya 9.78

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.77

দেবস্থানে আসি’ কৈল বিষ্ণু দরশন ।

শ্রী-বৈষ্ণবের সঙ্গে তাহাঁ গোষ্ঠী অনুক্ষণ ॥ ৭৭ ॥

deva-sthāne āsi’ kaila viṣṇu daraśana

śrī-vaiṣṇavera saṅge tāhāṅ goṣṭhī anukṣaṇa

Translation

At Devasthāna, Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited the temple of Lord Viṣṇu, and there He talked with the Vaiṣṇavas in the disciplic succession of Rāmānujācārya. These Vaiṣṇavas are known as Śrī Vaiṣṇavas.

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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.

Speaking with the Śrī Vaiṣṇavas

  1. 1

    At Devasthāna, Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited the temple of Lord Viṣṇu.

  2. 2

    There He spoke with Vaiṣṇavas in the disciplic succession of Rāmānujācārya.

  3. 3

    These devotees are known as Śrī Vaiṣṇavas.

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:

After leaving Vidyānagara, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited such places of pilgrimage as Gautamī-gaṅgā, Mallikārjuna, Ahovala-nṛsiṁha, Siddhavaṭa, Skanda-kṣetra, Trimaṭha, Vṛddhakāśī, Bauddha-sthāna, Tirupati, Tirumala, Pānā-nṛsiṁha, Śiva-kāñcī, Viṣṇu-kāñcī, Trikāla-hasti, Vṛddhakola, Śiyālī-bhairavī, the Kāverī River and Kumbhakarṇa-kapāla. Finally the Lord went to Śrī Raṅga-kṣetra, where He converted a brāhmaṇa named Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa, who, along with his family, took up devotional service to Kṛṣṇa.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. deva-sthāneto the place known as Devasthāna
  2. āsi’coming
  3. kailadid
  4. viṣṇu daraśanavisiting the temple of Lord Viṣṇu
  5. śrī-vaiṣṇavera saṅgewith the Vaiṣṇavas in the disciplic succession of Rāmānuja
  6. tāhāṅthere
  7. goṣṭhīdiscussion
  8. anukṣaṇaalways
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about the Lord speaking with devotees during His temple visit?

Practice

Make a brief study note linking the name Śrī Vaiṣṇavas with the disciplic succession of Rāmānujācārya.

Live this todaySpeaking with the Śrī VaiṣṇavasThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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