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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 1.27

পূর্ববৎ সবারে প্রভু পাঠাইলা বাসা-স্থানে ।

প্রভু-ঠাঞি প্রাতঃকালে আইলা আর দিনে ॥ ২৭ ॥

pūrvavat sabāre prabhu pāṭhāilā vāsā-sthāne

prabhu-ṭhāñi prātaḥ-kāle āilā āra dine

Translation

As previously, the Lord provided them all with residential quarters. And the next morning all the devotees came to see the Lord.

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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.

Care for devotees and seek their company

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu provided residential quarters for all the devotees.

  2. 2

    He made these arrangements as He had previously done.

  3. 3

    The next morning, all the devotees came to see 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:

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. After this incident, the dog was liberated and went back home, back to Godhead.
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. pūrvavatas it was previously
  2. sabāreeveryone
  3. prabhuLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. pāṭhāilāsent
  5. vāsā-sthāneto their respective residential quarters
  6. prabhu-ṭhāñito the place of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  7. prātaḥ-kālein the morning
  8. āilāthey came
  9. āra dineon the next day
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What can you learn from the Lord’s practical care for the visiting devotees?

Practice

Ask a visiting devotee whether they need help with a practical arrangement.

Live this todayCare for devotees and seek their companyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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