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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 1.207

অদ্বৈত-নিত্যানন্দাদি সব ভক্তগণ ।

কৃপা করি’ রূপে সবে কৈলা আলিঙ্গন ॥ ২০৭ ॥

advaita-nityānandādi saba bhakta-gaṇa

kṛpā kari’ rūpe sabe kailā āliṅgana

Translation

Advaita Ācārya, Nityānanda Prabhu and all the other devotees showed their causeless mercy to Rūpa Gosvāmī by embracing him in return.

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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.

Devotees Share Their Causeless Mercy

  1. 1

    Advaita Ācārya and Nityānanda Prabhu embrace Rūpa Gosvāmī in return.

  2. 2

    All the other devotees also show him their causeless mercy.

  3. 3

    Their embraces give a warm, personal expression to that mercy.

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:

After the period of Cāturmāsya, all the devotees who had come from Bengal returned to their homes. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, however, remained at Jagannātha Purī for some time.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. advaitaAdvaita Ācārya
  2. nityānanda-ādiŚrī Nityānanda Prabhu and others
  3. sabaall
  4. bhakta-gaṇapersonal devotees
  5. kṛpā kari’being very merciful
  6. rūpeunto Rūpa Gosvāmī
  7. sabeall of them
  8. kailā āliṅganaembraced
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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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I become more attentive to the kindness shown by devotees?

Practice

Thank a devotee for one specific kindness you have received.

Live this todayDevotees Share Their Causeless MercyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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