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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 1.48 Antya 1.50

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.49

হরিদাস-রূপে লঞা প্রভু বসিলা একস্থানে ।

কুশল-প্রশ্ন, ইষ্টগোষ্ঠী কৈলা কতক্ষণে ॥ ৪৯ ॥

haridāsa-rūpe lañā prabhu vasilā eka-sthāne

kuśala-praśna, iṣṭa-goṣṭhī kailā kata-kṣaṇe

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then sat down with Haridāsa and Rūpa Gosvāmī. They inquired from one another about auspicious news and then continued to talk together for some time.

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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.

Sharing News in Devotional Company

1
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sits down with Haridāsa and Rūpa Gosvāmī.
2
They inquire from one another about auspicious news.
3
They continue talking together for some time, giving attention to one another.

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:

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to Jagannātha Purī from Vṛndāvana, all His devotees from other parts of India, upon receiving the auspicious news, came to Puruṣottama-kṣetra, or Jagannātha Purī. Śivānanda Sena took a dog with him and even paid fees for it to cross the river.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

haridāsa-rūpeboth Haridāsa Ṭhākura and Rūpa Gosvāmī
lañāwith
prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
vasilāsat down
eka-sthānein one place
kuśala-praśnaquestions about auspicious news
iṣṭa-goṣṭhītalking together
kailā kata-kṣaṇecontinued for some time

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “together”
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

Do you make room to listen when sharing news with others?

Practice

Ask someone in your devotional circle for news today, and give them your undivided attention.

Live this todaySharing News in Devotional CompanyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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