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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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Antya-līlā · Chapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Second Meeting with the Lord
Antya 1.38Antya 1.40

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.39

অনুপমের লাগি’ তাঁর কিছু বিলম্ব হইল ।

ভক্তগণ-পাশ আইলা, লাগ্ না পাইল ॥ ৩৯ ॥

anupamera lāgi’ tāṅra kichu vilamba ha-ila

bhakta-gaṇa-pāśa āilā, lāg nā pāila

Translation

There was some delay because of the death of Anupama, and therefore when Rūpa Gosvāmī went to Bengal to see the devotees there, he could not get in touch with them because they had already left.

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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.

A Delay and a Missed Meeting

  1. 1

    Anupama’s death caused some delay in Rūpa Gosvāmī’s journey.

  2. 2

    Rūpa Gosvāmī went to Bengal to see the devotees there.

  3. 3

    He could not get in touch with them because they had already left.

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. anupamera lāgi’on account of the passing away of Anupama
  2. tāṅraof Rūpa Gosvāmī
  3. kichusome
  4. vilambadelay
  5. ha-ilathere was
  6. bhakta-gaṇa-pāśato the devotees in Bengal
  7. āilācame
  8. lāg nā pāilahe could not contact them
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can this account help you be considerate when someone’s difficult circumstances delay a meeting?

Practice

If you hope to meet a devotee, send a brief message today to check when they are available.

Live this todayA Delay and a Missed MeetingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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