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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 1.124Antya 1.126

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.125

আরম্ভিয়াছিলা, এবে প্রভু-আজ্ঞা পাঞা ।

দুই নাটক করিতেছে বিভাগ করিয়া ॥ ১২৫ ॥

ārambhiyāchilā, ebe prabhu-ājñā pāñā

dui nāṭaka kariteche vibhāga kariyā

Translation

“He began it in that way, but now, following the order of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he has divided it in two and is writing two plays, one concerning the pastimes of Mathurā and Dvārakā and the other concerning the pastimes of Vṛndāvana.

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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.

Following Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Order

  1. 1

    Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī began with the plan to write one drama. He then changed that plan following the order of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    He divided the work into two plays rather than keeping all the pastimes in one book.

  3. 3

    One play concerns the pastimes of Mathurā and Dvārakā. The other concerns the pastimes of Vṛndāvana.

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.
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. ārambhiyāchilāŚrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī began
  2. ebenow
  3. prabhu-ājñā pāñāgetting the order of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. dui nāṭakatwo different dramas
  5. karitechehe is compiling
  6. vibhāga kariyādividing the original idea
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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 can I appreciate about Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s willingness to change his plan?

Practice

Make a two-line note showing which places’ pastimes belong together in each of the two plays.

Live this todayFollowing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s OrderThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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