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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.38
রূপ-গোসাঞি প্রভুপাশে করিলা গমন ।
প্রভুরে দেখিতে তাঁর উৎকণ্ঠিত মন ॥ ৩৮ ॥
rūpa-gosāñi prabhu-pāśe karilā gamana
prabhure dekhite tāṅra utkaṇṭhita mana
Rūpa Gosvāmī then departed to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, for he was very eager to see Him.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Rūpa Gosvāmī departed to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
He was very eager to see Him.
Following the account of Anupama’s death, the narrative turns to Rūpa Gosvāmī’s onward journey to meet the Lord.
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
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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What stands out to you about Rūpa Gosvāmī’s eagerness to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?
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