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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.51
আমি গঙ্গাপথে আইলাঙ, তিঁহো রাজপথে ।
অতএব আমার দেখা নহিল তাঁর সাথে ॥ ৫১ ॥
āmi gaṅgā-pathe āilāṅa, tiṅho rāja-pathe
ataeva āmāra dekhā nahila tāṅra sāthe
“I came by the path on the bank of the Ganges, whereas Sanātana Gosvāmī came by the public road. Therefore we did not meet.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Rūpa Gosvāmī came by the path on the bank of the Ganges.
Sanātana Gosvāmī came by the public road.
Because they took different routes, they did not meet.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I seek a simple explanation before making assumptions about a missed meeting?
When arranging a meeting today, clearly confirm the place and route.
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