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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 1.191 Antya 1.193

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.192

এত শুনি’ রায় কহে প্রভুর চরণে ।

রূপের কবিত্ব প্রশংসি’ সহস্র-বদনে ॥ ১৯২ ॥

eta śuni’ rāya kahe prabhura caraṇe

rūpera kavitva praśaṁsi’ sahasra-vadane

Translation

After hearing this, Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya submitted at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu the superexcellence of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s poetic expression and began to praise it as if he had thousands of mouths.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Heartfelt Praise Offered Before Mahāprabhu

1
After hearing the passages, Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya praised the superexcellence of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s poetic expression.
2
He submitted this appreciation at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
3
His praise was so abundant that he seemed to speak with thousands of mouths.

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.

eta śuni’hearing this
rāyaRāmānanda Rāya
kahesays
prabhura caraṇeat the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
rūperaof Rūpa Gosvāmī
kavitvapoetic art
praśaṁsi’glorifying
sahasra-vadaneas if with a thousand mouths

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What quality in the preceding passages moves you to offer appreciation?

Practice

Write one specific sentence of appreciation for a passage you have just read.

Live this todayHeartfelt Praise Offered Before MahāprabhuThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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