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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.213
এইমত দুইজন কৃষ্ণকথারঙ্গে ।
সুখে কাল গোঙায় রূপ হরিদাস-সঙ্গে ॥ ২১৩ ॥
ei-mata dui-jana kṛṣṇa-kathā-raṅge
sukhe kāla goṅāya rūpa haridāsa-saṅge
In this way Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī passed his time in close association with Haridāsa Ṭhākura by discussing the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa in great happiness.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī spent his time in close association with Haridāsa Ṭhākura.
Together they discussed the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Their companionship centered on these discussions.
They passed their time in great happiness. The verse presents discussion of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes as a joyful part of their association.
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
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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 1
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “association”, “discussing”, “discussed”
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”
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “together”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How could my time with others include discussion of Lord Kṛṣṇa?
Invite a fellow reader to spend a few minutes discussing a passage about Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes.
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