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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 9.85 Madhya 9.87

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.86

তাঁর ঘরে রহিলা প্রভু কৃষ্ণকথা-রসে ।

ভট্টসঙ্গে গোঙাইল সুখে চারি মাসে ॥ ৮৬ ॥

tāṅra ghare rahilā prabhu kṛṣṇa-kathā-rase

bhaṭṭa-saṅge goṅāila sukhe cāri māse

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained at the house of Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa for four continuous months. The Lord passed His days in great happiness, enjoying the transcendental mellow of discussing Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Find Happiness in Discussing Kṛṣṇa’s Pastimes

1
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stayed at Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa’s house for four continuous months.
2
The Lord passed His days in great happiness.
3
He enjoyed the transcendental mellow of discussing Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes.

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

Madhya 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Travels to the Holy Places

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

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. After leaving Śrī Raṅga, Caitanya Mahāprabhu reached Ṛṣabha-parvata, where He met Paramānanda Purī, who later arrived at Jagannātha Purī.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

tāṅra gharein his home
rahilāstayed
prabhuLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
kṛṣṇa-kathā-raseenjoying the transcendental mellow of discussing Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes
bhaṭṭa-saṅgewith Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa
goṅāilapassed
sukhein happiness
cāri māsefour months

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “discussing”
Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “mellow”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I make room for discussing Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes in my day?

Practice

Spend a few minutes discussing a pastime of Lord Kṛṣṇa that you have read.

Live this todayFind Happiness in Discussing Kṛṣṇa’s PastimesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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