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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 10.118

রামদাস, মাধব, আর বাসুদেব ঘোষ ।

প্রভু–সঙ্গে রহে গোবিন্দ পাইয়া সন্তোষ ॥ ১১৮ ॥

rāmadāsa, mādhava, āra vāsudeva ghoṣa

prabhu-saṅge rahe govinda pāiyā santoṣa

Translation

These three were Rāmadāsa, Mādhava Ghoṣa and Vāsudeva Ghoṣa. Govinda Ghoṣa, however, remained with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī and thus felt great satisfaction.

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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.

Govinda’s satisfaction in remaining with Caitanya

  1. 1

    The three devotees named here were Rāmadāsa, Mādhava Ghoṣa and Vāsudeva Ghoṣa.

  2. 2

    Govinda Ghoṣa, however, remained with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī.

  3. 3

    Remaining with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave Govinda Ghoṣa great satisfaction.

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. rāmadāsaRāmadāsa
  2. mādhavaMādhava
  3. āraand
  4. vāsudeva ghoṣaVāsudeva Ghoṣa
  5. prabhu-saṅgein the company of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  6. raheremained
  7. govindaGovinda
  8. pāiyāfeeling
  9. santoṣagreat satisfaction
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Govinda Ghoṣa’s satisfaction suggest to you about being with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

Practice

Pause over the words “great satisfaction” and write down what brought Govinda Ghoṣa that satisfaction.

Live this todayGovinda’s satisfaction in remaining with CaitanyaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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