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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 3.114

শ্রীরূপ–রঘুনাথ–পদে যার আশ ।

চৈতন্য–চরিতামৃত কহে কৃষ্ণদাস ॥ ১১৪ ॥

śrī-rūpa-raghunātha-pade yāra āśa

caitanya-caritāmṛta kahe kṛṣṇadāsa

Translation

Praying at the lotus feet of Śrī Rūpa and Śrī Raghunātha, always desiring their mercy, I, Kṛṣṇadāsa, narrate Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, following in their footsteps.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Praying for Mercy and Following Their Footsteps

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇadāsa prays at the lotus feet of Śrī Rūpa and Śrī Raghunātha.

  2. 2

    He always desires their mercy as he narrates Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta.

  3. 3

    He narrates Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta following in their footsteps.

Key points from the purport
  • Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā, third chapter, describing the external reasons for the appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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

Compassion and urgency. The holy name is offered for the age; divine love moves outward toward others.

The mood of Ādi 3 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 3: The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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

The Lord, being satisfied by His pure devotees, descends to satisfy them. As such, being pleased by Advaita Ācārya, Lord Caitanya appeared.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 3
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śrī-rūpaŚrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī
  2. raghunāthaŚrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī
  3. padeat the lotus feet of
  4. yārawhose
  5. āśaexpectation
  6. caitanya-caritāmṛtathe book named Caitanya-caritāmṛta
  7. kahedescribes
  8. kṛṣṇa-dāsaŚrīla Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “mercy”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “lotus feet”

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 Kṛṣṇadāsa’s prayerful desire for mercy shape the way you approach your reading?

Practice

Before reading today, pause to pray for the mercy of Śrī Rūpa and Śrī Raghunātha.

Live this todayPraying for Mercy and Following Their FootstepsThis 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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