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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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Ādi-līlā · Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth
Ādi 17.68Ādi 17.70

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.69

মুরারিগুপ্ত–মুখে শুনি’ রাম–গুণগ্রাম ।

ললাটে লিখিল তাঁর ‘রামদাস’ নাম ॥ ৬৯ ॥

murāri-gupta-mukhe śuni’ rāma-guṇa-grāma

lalāṭe likhila tāṅra ‘rāmadāsa’ nāma

Translation

Murāri Gupta was a great devotee of Lord Rāmacandra. When Lord Caitanya heard Lord Rāmacandra’s glories from his mouth, He immediately wrote on his forehead “rāmadāsa” [the eternal servant of Lord Rāmacandra].

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Recognized as Lord Rāmacandra’s Eternal Servant

  1. 1

    Murāri Gupta was a great devotee of Lord Rāmacandra.

  2. 2

    Lord Caitanya heard Lord Rāmacandra’s glories from Murāri Gupta’s mouth.

  3. 3

    The Lord immediately wrote “rāmadāsa” on his forehead. This means the eternal servant of Lord Rāmacandra.

How it feels

Public courage and ecstatic joy. The saṅkīrtana movement confronts opposition and moves toward recognition and expansion.

The mood of Ādi 17 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth

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

To understand Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s ecstatic love for Him, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa assumed the form of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The attitude of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is considered the superexcellent devotional mentality.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. murāri-guptaof Murāri Gupta
  2. mukhefrom the mouth
  3. śuni’hearing
  4. rāmaof Lord Rāmacandra
  5. guṇa-grāmaglories
  6. lalāṭeon the forehead
  7. likhilawrote
  8. tāṅraof Murāri Gupta
  9. rāma-dāsathe eternal servant of Lord Rāmacandra
  10. nāmathe name
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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: “servant”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Murāri Gupta’s identity as an eternal servant mean to me?

Practice

Read the translation aloud, pausing to reflect on the meaning of “rāmadāsa.”

Live this todayRecognized as Lord Rāmacandra’s Eternal ServantThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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