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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 1.47

‘উপল-ভোগ’ দেখি’ হরিদাসেরে দেখিতে ।

প্রতিদিন আইসেন, প্রভু আইলা আচম্বিতে ॥ ৪৭ ॥

‘upala-bhoga’ dekhi’ haridāsere dekhite

pratidina āisena, prabhu āilā ācambite

Translation

After seeing the upala-bhoga ceremony at the Jagannātha temple, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would regularly come to see Haridāsa every day. Thus He suddenly arrived there.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

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  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would see the upala-bhoga ceremony at the Jagannātha temple.

  2. 2

    Afterward, He would regularly visit Haridāsa every day.

  3. 3

    During Rūpa Gosvāmī’s visit, the Lord suddenly arrives at Haridāsa’s hut.

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. upala-bhogathe offering of food to Lord Jagannātha at noon
  2. dekhi’seeing
  3. haridāsere dekhiteto see Haridāsa Ṭhākura
  4. pratidinadaily
  5. āisenacomes
  6. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  7. āilāHe reached there
  8. ācambiteall of a sudden
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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: “haridāsa”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What place does regular devotional company have in your daily life?

Practice

Set aside a few minutes today for a devotional conversation with someone.

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