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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.209

তবে মহাপ্রভু সব ভক্ত লঞা গেলা ।

হরিদাস-ঠাকুর রূপে আলিঙ্গন কৈলা ॥ ২০৯ ॥

tabe mahāprabhu saba bhakta lañā gelā

haridāsa-ṭhākura rūpe āliṅgana kailā

Translation

Then, when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left with all of His devotees, Haridāsa Ṭhākura also embraced Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.

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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.

Devotional Affection Finds Personal Expression

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu leaves with all His devotees.

  2. 2

    Haridāsa Ṭhākura then also embraces Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.

  3. 3

    His embrace continues the affectionate reception Rūpa Gosvāmī has received from the devotees.

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.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 1
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tabeat that time
  2. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. sabaall
  4. bhaktadevotees
  5. lañāwith
  6. gelādeparted from the place
  7. haridāsa-ṭhākuraHaridāsa Ṭhākura
  8. rūpeRūpa Gosvāmī
  9. āliṅgana kailāembraced
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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: “embraced”

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “haridāsa”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I express sincere affection toward a devotee today?

Practice

Offer a devotee a warm greeting or a brief message of appreciation.

Live this todayDevotional Affection Finds Personal ExpressionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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