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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 1.222

এই ত’ কহিলাঙ পুনঃ রূপের মিলন ।

ইহা যেই শুনে, পায় চৈতন্যচরণ ॥ ২২২ ॥

ei ta’ kahilāṅa punaḥ rūpera milana

ihā yei śune, pāya caitanya-caraṇa

Translation

Thus I have described the second meeting of Rūpa Gosvāmī and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Anyone who hears of this incident will certainly attain shelter at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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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.

Hear to Attain the Lord’s Shelter

  1. 1

    The author concludes his account of the second meeting of Rūpa Gosvāmī and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    He invites attention to the spiritual benefit of hearing this incident.

  3. 3

    Anyone who hears it will certainly attain shelter at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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. ei ta’ kahilāṅathus I have said
  2. punaḥagain
  3. rūpera milanathe meeting with Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī
  4. ihāthis narration
  5. yei śuneanyone who hears
  6. pāyagets
  7. caitanya-caraṇathe shelter of the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “shelter”, “lotus feet”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this assurance encourage you to hear about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

Practice

Read the account in this batch aloud and listen attentively, with a desire for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s shelter.

Live this todayHear to Attain the Lord’s ShelterThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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