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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 1.155 Antya 1.157

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.156

রায় কহে, — “বৃন্দাবন, মুরলী-নিঃস্বন ।

কৃষ্ণ, রাধিকার কৈছে করিয়াছে বর্ণন ? ১৫৬ ।। ॥ ১৫৬ ॥

rāya kahe, — “vṛndāvana, muralī-niḥsvana

kṛṣṇa, rādhikāra kaiche kariyācha varṇana?

Translation

Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya further inquired, “How have you described Vṛndāvana, the vibration of the transcendental flute, and the relationship between Kṛṣṇa and Rādhikā?

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Inquiring About Kṛṣṇa’s Transcendental Pastimes

1
Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya asks how Rūpa Gosvāmī has described Vṛndāvana.
2
He also asks about the vibration of the transcendental flute.
3
His inquiry includes the relationship between Kṛṣṇa and Rādhikā. These subjects guide the descriptions that follow.

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

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.

rāya kaheRāmānanda Rāya says
vṛndāvanathe place named Vṛndāvana
muralī-niḥsvanathe vibration of Kṛṣṇa’s flute
kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa
rādhikāraof Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī
kaichehow
kariyācha varṇanayou have described

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Rādhā-bhāva · The confidential inner purpose
The Lord’s desire to taste the love and perspective of Śrī Rādhā, illuminated by later ecstatic pastimes. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “rādhikā”
Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “relationship”
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

Which of these three subjects would you most like to understand more deeply?

Practice

Write down the three subjects Rāmānanda Rāya asks about, and look for them as you read this batch.

Live this todayInquiring About Kṛṣṇa’s Transcendental PastimesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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