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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 1.126Antya 1.128

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.127

রায় কহে, — “নান্দী-শ্লোক পড় দেখি, শুনি ?” শ্রীরূপ শ্লোক পড়ে প্রভু-আজ্ঞা মানি’ ॥ ১২৭ ॥

rāya kahe, — “nāndī-śloka paḍa dekhi, śuni?”

śrī-rūpa śloka paḍe prabhu-ājñā māni’

Translation

Rāmānanda Rāya said, “Please recite the introductory verse of the Vidagdha-mādhava so that I can hear and examine it.” Thus Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī, being ordered by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, recited the verse (1.1).

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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.

Hearing and Examining Devotional Poetry

  1. 1

    Rāmānanda Rāya asks to hear the introductory verse of Vidagdha-mādhava.

  2. 2

    He wishes both to hear and to examine it. His request brings careful attention to the opening verse.

  3. 3

    Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī recites the verse upon being ordered by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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. rāya kaheŚrī Rāmānanda Rāya says
  2. nāndī-śloka paḍaplease recite the introductory verse
  3. dekhiso that I can see
  4. śuniso that I can hear
  5. śrī-rūpa śloka paḍeRūpa Gosvāmī recites the verse
  6. prabhu-ājñā māni’accepting the order of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I give more careful attention to the devotional passages I hear or read?

Practice

Read the introductory verse in the next entry aloud once, then pause to consider its meaning.

Live this todayHearing and Examining Devotional PoetryThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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