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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.13

বৃন্দাবন হৈতে প্রভু নীলাচলে আইলা ।

স্বরূপ-গোসাঞি গৌড়ে বার্তা পাঠাইলা ॥ ১৩ ॥

vṛndāvana haite prabhu nīlācale āilā

svarūpa-gosāñi gauḍe vārtā pāṭhāilā

Translation

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to Jagannātha Purī from Vṛndāvana, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosāñi immediately sent news of the Lord’s arrival to the devotees in Bengal.

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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.

Promptly Share News of the Lord

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to Jagannātha Purī from Vṛndāvana.

  2. 2

    Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosāñi immediately sent news of the Lord’s arrival to the devotees in Bengal.

  3. 3

    The following verse describes the devotees’ joy on hearing this news and their departure together for Jagannātha Purī.

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:

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to Jagannātha Purī from Vṛndāvana, all His devotees from other parts of India, upon receiving the auspicious news, came to Puruṣottama-kṣetra, or Jagannātha Purī. Śivānanda Sena took a dog with him and even paid fees for it to cross the river.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. vṛndāvana haitefrom Vṛndāvana
  2. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. nīlācale āilāreturned to Jagannātha Purī, Nīlācala
  4. svarūpa-gosāñiSvarūpa Dāmodara
  5. gauḍeto Bengal
  6. vārtā pāṭhāilāsent news
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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”

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “together”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can timely communication help others take part in devotional activities?

Practice

Share the time and place of one devotional gathering with someone who would welcome the information.

Live this todayPromptly Share News of the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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