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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.

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Antya-līlā · Chapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Second Meeting with the Lord

Antya 1.30 Antya 1.32

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.31

শিবানন্দ কুক্কুর দেখি’ দণ্ডবৎ কৈলা ।

দৈন্য করি’ নিজ অপরাধ ক্ষমাইলা ॥ ৩১ ॥

śivānanda kukkura dekhi’ daṇḍavat kailā

dainya kari’ nija aparādha kṣamāilā

Translation

When he saw the dog sitting in that way and chanting the name of Kṛṣṇa, Śivānanda, because of his natural humility, immediately offered his obeisances to the dog just to counteract his offenses to it.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Humility moves us to acknowledge offenses

1
Śivānanda saw the dog sitting and chanting the name of Kṛṣṇa.
2
Because of his natural humility, he immediately offered his obeisances to the dog.
3
He offered those obeisances to counteract his offenses to it.

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

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.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

śivānandaŚivānanda Sena
kukkurathe dog
dekhi’seeing there
daṇḍavat kailāoffered obeisances
dainya kari’exhibiting humbleness
nijapersonal
aparādhaoffenses
kṣamāilāasked to be forgiven

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “humility”
Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “chanting”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “offered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might humility help you acknowledge an offense without delay?

Practice

If you have offended someone, offer a sincere apology today.

Live this todayHumility moves us to acknowledge offensesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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