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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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Antya-līlā · Chapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Second Meeting with the Lord
Antya 1.102Antya 1.105

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Antya 1.103-104

আর দিন মহাপ্রভু দেখি’ জগন্নাথ ।

সার্বভৌম-রামানন্দ-স্বরূপাদি-সাথ ॥ ১০৩ ॥

āra dina mahāprabhu dekhi’ jagannātha

sārvabhauma-rāmānanda-svarūpādi-sātha

Translation

On the next day, after visiting the temple of Jagannātha as usual, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu met Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara. They all went together to Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, and on the way the Lord greatly praised his qualities.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Mahāprabhu Praises Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Qualities

  1. 1

    The next day, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited the temple of Jagannātha as usual.

  2. 2

    He then met Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara. Together they went to Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.

  3. 3

    On the way, the Lord greatly praised Rūpa Gosvāmī’s qualities.

How it feels

Recognition and encouragement. Rūpa’s devotional insight receives the Lord’s approval; even a dog receives mercy.

The mood of Antya 1 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Second Meeting with the Lord

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

One day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Rāmānanda Rāya, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and others went to the place of Haridāsa Ṭhākura and heard some of the verses Rūpa Gosvāmī had composed for his books Lalita-mādhava and Vidagdha-mādhava. After examining the manuscripts of these two books, Rāmānanda Rāya approved and appreciated them very much.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. āra dinathe next day
  2. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. dekhi’seeing
  4. jagannāthaLord Jagannātha in the temple
  5. sārvabhaumaSārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  6. rāmānandaRāmānanda Rāya
  7. svarūpa-ādiSvarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī
  8. sāthaalong with
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “together”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do you take opportunities to speak appreciatively of devotees’ qualities?

Practice

Mention one quality you sincerely appreciate in a devotee during a conversation today.

Live this todayMahāprabhu Praises Rūpa Gosvāmī’s QualitiesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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