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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 1.128Antya 1.130

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.129

রায় কহে, — ‘কহ ইষ্টদেবের বর্ণন’ ।

প্রভুর সঙ্কোচে রূপ না করে পঠন ॥ ১২৯ ॥

rāya kahe, — ‘kaha iṣṭa-devera varṇana’

prabhura saṅkoce rūpa nā kare paṭhana

Translation

Rāmānanda Rāya said, “Now please recite the description of the glories of your worshipable Deity.” Rūpa Gosvāmī, however, hesitated due to embarrassment because Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was present.

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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.

Hesitation Before Praising the Worshipable Deity

  1. 1

    Rāmānanda Rāya next asks Rūpa Gosvāmī to recite the description of the glories of his worshipable Deity.

  2. 2

    Rūpa Gosvāmī hesitates due to embarrassment because Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is present.

  3. 3

    In the next verse, the Lord encourages him to recite so that the devotees can hear the good fruit of his writing.

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 kaheRāmānanda Rāya says
  2. kahanow speak
  3. iṣṭa-devera varṇanadescription of your worshipable Deity
  4. prabhura saṅkoceembarrassment in the presence of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  5. rūpaRūpa Gosvāmī
  6. nā karedoes not do
  7. paṭhanarecitation
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Have I ever felt hesitant to share devotional words with others?

Practice

Read this exchange slowly and note both Rūpa Gosvāmī’s hesitation and the encouragement he receives.

Live this todayHesitation Before Praising the Worshipable DeityThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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