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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 1.1 Antya 1.3-4

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.2

দুর্গমে পথি মেঽন্ধস্য স্খলৎপাদগতের্মুহুঃ ।

স্বকৃপা-যষ্টিদানেন সন্তঃ সন্ত্ববলম্বনম্ ॥ ২ ॥

durgame pathi me ’ndhasya

skhalat-pāda-gater muhuḥ

sva-kṛpā-yaṣṭi-dānena

santaḥ santv avalambanam

Translation

My path is very difficult. I am blind, and my feet are slipping again and again. Therefore, may the saints help me by granting me the stick of their mercy as my support.

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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.

Seek the Support of the Saints

1
The author describes his path as very difficult. He openly acknowledges his need for help.
2
He describes himself as blind, with feet that slip again and again. This expresses his humble sense of weakness.
3
He asks the saints for the stick of their mercy. Their mercy is the support he seeks on his difficult path.

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 night, however, the dog could not get any food and therefore went directly to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī. The next day, when Śivānanda and his party reached Jagannātha Purī, Śivānanda saw the dog eating some coconut pulp offered to it by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

durgamevery difficult
pathion the path
meof me
andhasyaone who is blind
skhalatslipping
pādaon feet
gateḥwhose manner of moving
muhuḥagain and again

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “mercy”
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “humble”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Where do you need help rather than relying only on yourself?

Practice

Before reading today, offer a short prayer asking the saints for their merciful support.

Live this todaySeek the Support of the SaintsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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