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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 1.25

উৎকণ্ঠায় চলি’ সবে আইলা নীলাচলে ।

পূর্ববৎ মহাপ্রভু মিলিলা সকলে ॥ ২৫ ॥

utkaṇṭhāya cali’ sabe āilā nīlācale

pūrvavat mahāprabhu mililā sakale

Translation

Thus in great anxiety they all walked to Jagannātha Purī, where Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu met them as usual.

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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.

Continuing the Journey Despite Anxiety

  1. 1

    With the dog still missing, the party walked onward in great anxiety.

  2. 2

    They reached Jagannātha Purī, the destination of their journey.

  3. 3

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu met them there as usual. Their anxious journey led to this meeting with Him.

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 night, however, the dog could not get any food and therefore went directly to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī. The next day, when Śivānanda and his party reached Jagannātha Purī, Śivānanda saw the dog eating some coconut pulp offered to it by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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. utkaṇṭhāyain great anxiety
  2. cali’walking
  3. sabeall the devotees
  4. āilācame to Jagannātha Purī, Nīlācala
  5. nīlācaleas usual
  6. pūrvavatas usual
  7. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  8. mililā sakalemet all of them
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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: “party”

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 continue my devotional commitments while carrying concern for others?

Practice

Keep one small devotional commitment today, even if an unresolved concern remains.

Live this todayContinuing the Journey Despite AnxietyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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