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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 1.110Antya 1.112

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.111

রূপ হরিদাস দুঁহে বসিলা পিণ্ডাতলে ।

সবার আগ্রহে না উঠিলা পিঁড়ার উপরে ॥ ১১১ ॥

rūpa haridāsa duṅhe vasilā piṇḍā-tale

sabāra āgrahe nā uṭhilā piṇḍāra upare

Translation

Rūpa Gosvāmī and Haridāsa Ṭhākura sat at the foot of the elevated place where Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was sitting. Although everyone asked them to sit on the same level as the Lord and His associates, they did not do so.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Humility Rather Than an Honored Seat

  1. 1

    Rūpa Gosvāmī and Haridāsa Ṭhākura sat at the foot of the elevated place where Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was sitting.

  2. 2

    Everyone asked them to sit on the same level as the Lord and His associates.

  3. 3

    They did not accept the invitation to sit higher. Their choice expressed humility before the Lord and His devotees.

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.
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. rūpa haridāsaRūpa Gosvāmī and Haridāsa Ṭhākura
  2. duṅheboth of them
  3. vasilāsat down
  4. piṇḍā-taleat the foot of the raised place where Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was sitting
  5. sabāraof all of the devotees
  6. āgrahethe insistence
  7. nā uṭhilādid not rise
  8. piṇḍāra uparethe top of the raised place where Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was sitting with His devotees
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “associates”

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “haridāsa”

  • Dainya & humility · Making room for grace

    The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “humility”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When you are offered honor, what helps you remain humble?

Practice

In one interaction today, give another person precedence without seeking recognition.

Live this todayHumility Rather Than an Honored SeatThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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