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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 1.53

রূপে তাহাঁ বাসা দিয়া গোসাঞি চলিলা ।

গোসাঞির সঙ্গী ভক্ত রূপেরে মিলিলা ॥ ৫৩ ॥

rūpe tāhāṅ vāsā diyā gosāñi calilā

gosāñira saṅgī bhakta rūpere mililā

Translation

After allotting residential quarters there to Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left. Then all of the Lord’s personal associates met Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.

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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.

Care Includes a Place to Stay

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu allotted residential quarters to Rūpa Gosvāmī.

  2. 2

    The Lord left after making this arrangement.

  3. 3

    Then all the Lord’s personal associates met Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.

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:

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. After this incident, the dog was liberated and went back home, back to Godhead.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 1
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. rūpeto Rūpa
  2. tāhāṅthere
  3. vāsā diyāoffered a residence
  4. gosāñi calilāŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left the place
  5. gosāñira saṅgīthe associates of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  6. bhaktaall the devotees
  7. rūpere mililāmet Rūpa Gosvāmī
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “associates”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I help someone feel both practically cared for and welcomed?

Practice

Help a guest or newcomer find a suitable place to sit or stay.

Live this todayCare Includes a Place to StayThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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