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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 1.123Antya 1.125

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.124

স্বরূপ কহে, — “কৃষ্ণলীলার নাটক করিতে ।

ব্রজলীলা-পুরলীলা একত্র বর্ণিতে ॥ ১২৪ ॥

svarūpa kahe, — “kṛṣṇa-līlāra nāṭaka karite

vraja-līlā-pura-līlā ekatra varṇite

Translation

Svarūpa Dāmodara replied for Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī: “He wanted to compose a drama about the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa. He planned to describe in one book both the pastimes of Vṛndāvana and those of Dvārakā and Mathurā.

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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.

A Drama About Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Pastimes

  1. 1

    Svarūpa Dāmodara replies on behalf of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī. He explains the intended subject of the drama.

  2. 2

    Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī wanted to compose a drama about the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

  3. 3

    His original plan was to describe the pastimes of Vṛndāvana, Dvārakā and Mathurā in one book.

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:

Meanwhile, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī reached Bengal, after returning from Vṛndāvana. Although he could not follow the Bengali devotees, after some time he also came to Jagannātha Purī, where he stayed with Haridāsa Ṭhākura.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. svarūpa kaheSvarūpa Dāmodara replied on behalf of Rūpa Gosvāmī
  2. kṛṣṇa-līlāraof the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa
  3. nāṭaka karitecomposing a drama
  4. vraja-līlā-pura-līlāHis pastimes in Vṛndāvana and His pastimes in Mathurā and Dvārakā
  5. ekatrain one book
  6. varṇiteto describe
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “vṛndāvana”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does this explanation help me understand about Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s purpose in writing?

Practice

Write a one-sentence summary of the drama’s original plan.

Live this todayA Drama About Lord Kṛṣṇa’s PastimesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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