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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 Antya 1.11

আমি জরাগ্রস্ত, নিকটে জানিয়া মরণ ।

অন্ত্য কোনো কোনো লীলা করিয়াছি বর্ণন ॥ ১১ ॥

āmi jarā-grasta, nikaṭe jāniyā maraṇa

antya kono kono līlā kariyāchi varṇana

Translation

I am now almost an invalid because of old age, and I know that at any moment I may die. Therefore I have already described some portions of the antya-līlā.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Share the Essence While Time Remains

  1. 1

    Almost an invalid because of old age, Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī knew he might die at any moment. He therefore described some portions of the antya-līlā in advance.

  2. 2

    Following his footsteps, Śrīla Prabhupāda worked to translate Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam as quickly as possible despite old age and rheumatism.

  3. 3

    Śrīla Prabhupāda had already presented the Tenth Canto as an English summary study, Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He wanted readers to have the essence of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam even if he could not complete the whole translation.

Key points from the purport
  • Following in the footsteps of Śrīla Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī, I am trying to translate Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam as quickly as possible.
  • However, knowing myself to be an old man and almost an invalid because of rheumatism, I have already translated the essence of all literatures, the Tenth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, as a summary study in English.
  • I am trying to finish the translation of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam as soon as possible, but before finishing it, I have given my readers the book Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, so that if I die before finishing the whole task, they may enjoy this book, which is the essence of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

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

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 night, however, the dog could not get any food and therefore went directly to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī. The next day, when Śivānanda and his party reached Jagannātha Purī, Śivānanda saw the dog eating some coconut pulp offered to it by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 1
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. āmi jarā-grastaI am invalid because of old age
  2. nikaṭevery near
  3. jāniyāknowing
  4. maraṇadeath
  5. antyafinal
  6. kono konosome
  7. līlāpastimes
  8. kariyāchi varṇanaI have described
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the authors’ concern for their readers deepen my appreciation of these books?

Practice

Set aside five minutes today to read attentively from the devotional literature made available to you.

Live this todayShare the Essence While Time RemainsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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