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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 1.214

চারি মাস রহি’ সব প্রভুর ভক্তগণ ।

গোসাঞি বিদায় দিলা, গৌড়ে করিলা গমন ॥ ২১৪ ॥

cāri māsa rahi’ saba prabhura bhakta-gaṇa

gosāñi vidāya dilā, gauḍe karilā gamana

Translation

All the devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu thus spent four months with Him. Then the Lord bade them farewell, and they returned to Bengal.

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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.

Cherish Time in the Lord’s Association

  1. 1

    All the devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu spent four months with Him.

  2. 2

    At the end of that time, the Lord bade them farewell. Their departure followed this extended stay in His company.

  3. 3

    The devotees then returned to Bengal. The verse marks the close of their shared visit with the Lord.

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. cāri māsafour months
  2. rahi’staying
  3. sabaall
  4. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  5. bhakta-gaṇathe devotees
  6. gosāñiCaitanya Mahāprabhu
  7. vidāya dilābade farewell
  8. gauḍeto Bengal
  9. karilā gamanathey returned
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do I appreciate about opportunities to spend time in devotional association?

Practice

Write one sentence about why time spent in devotional association is precious to you.

Live this todayCherish Time in the Lord’s AssociationThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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