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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 1.216

দোল অনন্তরে প্রভু রূপে বিদায় দিলা ।

অনেক প্রসাদ করি’ শক্তি সঞ্চারিলা ॥ ২১৬ ॥

dola anantare prabhu rūpe vidāya dilā

aneka prasāda kari’ śakti sañcārilā

Translation

After the Dola-yātrā festival ended, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bade farewell to Rūpa Gosvāmī also. The Lord empowered him and bestowed upon him all kinds of mercy.

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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.

The Lord Gives Empowerment and Mercy

  1. 1

    After the Dola-yātrā festival ended, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bade farewell to Rūpa Gosvāmī.

  2. 2

    The Lord empowered Rūpa Gosvāmī. His departure was accompanied by the Lord’s support.

  3. 3

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bestowed all kinds of mercy upon him. The farewell was an occasion of abundant 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.
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. dola anantareafter the Dola-yātrā
  2. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. rūpeunto Rūpa Gosvāmī
  4. vidāya dilābade farewell
  5. aneka prasāda kari’endowing with all kinds of mercy
  6. śakti sañcārilāempowered him
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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: “festival”

  • 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 does the Lord’s empowerment of Rūpa Gosvāmī deepen my appreciation of mercy?

Practice

Before studying today, offer a brief prayer for the Lord’s mercy.

Live this todayThe Lord Gives Empowerment and MercyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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