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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
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.181

প্রভু কহে, — “রায়, তোমার ইহাতে উল্লাস ।

শুনিতেই লজ্জা, লোকে করে উপহাস ।।” ১৮১ ।। ॥ ১৮১ ॥

prabhu kahe, — “rāya, tomāra ihāte ullāsa

śunitei lajjā, loke kare upahāsa”

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “My dear Rāmānanda Rāya, you are jubilant at hearing these poetic expressions, but I am ashamed to hear them, for people in general will joke about the subject of this verse.”

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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.

Humility in Receiving Praise

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu recognizes that Rāmānanda Rāya is jubilant on hearing the poetic expressions.

  2. 2

    He Himself feels ashamed to hear the praise directed toward Him.

  3. 3

    He expresses concern that people in general will joke about the subject of the verse.

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. prabhu kaheŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu says
  2. rāyaRāmānanda Rāya
  3. tomārayour
  4. ihātein this
  5. ullāsajubilation
  6. śuniteito hear
  7. lajjāashamed
  8. lokethe people in general
  9. karedo
  10. upahāsajoking
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does this contrast between jubilation and embarrassment help me notice about receiving praise?

Practice

Reflect for a minute on how you respond to praise, remembering Mahāprabhu’s reluctance to be praised.

Live this todayHumility in Receiving PraiseThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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