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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 10.95

এই ত’ নিশ্চয় করি’ আইল বৃন্দাবনে ।

আসি’ রূপ–সনাতনের বন্দিল চরণে ॥ ৯৫ ॥

ei ta’ niścaya kari’ āila vṛndāvane

āsi’ rūpa-sanātanera vandila caraṇe

Translation

Thus Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī came to Vṛndāvana, visited Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī and offered them his obeisances.

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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.

Approaching Devotees With Respect

  1. 1

    Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī came to Vṛndāvana.

  2. 2

    There he visited Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī.

  3. 3

    He offered them his obeisances, approaching them with respect.

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. ei ta’thus
  2. niścaya kari’having decided
  3. āilacame
  4. vṛndāvaneto Vṛndāvana
  5. āsi’coming there
  6. rūpa-sanātaneraof Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī
  7. vandilaoffered respects
  8. caraṇeat the lotus feet
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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: “offered”

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “vṛndāvana”

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

How can I express sincere respect when approaching devotees?

Practice

Offer a respectful greeting to a devotee today.

Live this todayApproaching Devotees With RespectThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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