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  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 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Ādi 4.271-272Ādi 4.274

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.273

এই ত’ করিলুঁ ষষ্ঠশ্লোকের ব্যাখ্যান ।

শ্রীরূপ–গোসাঞির পাদপদ্ম করি’ ধ্যান ॥ ২৭৩ ॥

ei ta’ kariluṅ ṣaṣṭha ślokera vyākhyāna

śrī-rūpa-gosāñira pāda-padma kari’ dhyāna

Translation

Meditating on the lotus feet of Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī, I have thus explained the sixth verse.

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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.

Explaining While Meditating on Śrī Rūpa’s Feet

  1. 1

    The author meditates on the lotus feet of Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī.

  2. 2

    He has explained the sixth verse.

  3. 3

    He presents that explanation while remembering Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī’s lotus feet.

How it feels

Profound longing. Kṛṣṇa desires to taste Rādhā’s love, His own sweetness as She sees it, and Her joy.

The mood of Ādi 4 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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

These revelations have been confirmed by the statements of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī in his various prayers and poems. This chapter also specifically describes the difference between lust and love.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 4
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ei ta’thus
  2. kariluṅI have made
  3. ṣaṣṭha ślokeraof the sixth verse
  4. vyākhyānaexplanation
  5. śrī-rūpaŚrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī
  6. gosāñiraof the master
  7. pāda-padmalotus feet
  8. kari’doing
  9. dhyānameditation
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might remembering Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī’s lotus feet shape your mood while studying?

Practice

Before studying today, pause briefly to meditate on the lotus feet of Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī.

Live this todayExplaining While Meditating on Śrī Rūpa’s FeetThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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