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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 Ādi 10.103

তাঁহার সাধনরীতি শুনিতে চমৎকার ।

সেই রূপ–রঘুনাথ প্রভু যে আমার ॥ ১০৩ ॥

tāṅhāra sādhana-rīti śunite camatkāra

sei rūpa-raghunātha prabhu ye āmāra

Translation

I am struck with wonder when I hear about the devotional service he executed. I accept Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī as my guides.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Accepting Rūpa and Raghunātha as Guides

  1. 1

    Śrīla Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī expresses wonder at the devotional service of Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī. He accepts Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī as his guides.

  2. 2

    He accepted Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī as his special guide. His closing words at the end of every chapter express his hope at the feet of Rūpa and Raghunātha.

  3. 3

    Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī does not accept the claim that Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī was the spiritual master of Śrīla Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī accepted Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī as his special guide.
  • Sometimes it is misunderstood that by using the word raghunātha he wanted to offer his respectful obeisances to Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī, for it is sometimes stated that Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī was his initiating spiritual master.
  • Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī does not approve of this statement; he does not accept Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī as the spiritual master of Śrīla Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī.

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

Belonging and gratitude. Many devotees become branches of one living network of devotion.

The mood of Ādi 10 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 10: The Trunk, Branches and Subbranches of the Caitanya Tree

Śrīla Prabhupāda's summary of this chapter:

This chapter describes the branches of the tree named Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Back to this verse in Ādi 10
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tāṅhārahis
  2. sādhana-rītiprocess of devotional service
  3. śuniteto hear
  4. camatkārawonderful
  5. seithat
  6. rūpaŚrī Rūpa Gosvāmī
  7. raghunāthaRaghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī
  8. prabhulord
  9. yethat
  10. āmāramy
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “service”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What can you learn from the author’s wonder and his acceptance of devotional guides?

Practice

Write one sentence reflecting on the author’s acceptance of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī as guides.

Live this todayAccepting Rūpa and Raghunātha as GuidesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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