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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 1.54

আর দিন মহাপ্রভু সব ভক্ত লঞা ।

রূপে মিলাইলা সবায় কৃপা ত’ করিয়া ॥ ৫৪ ॥

āra dina mahāprabhu saba bhakta lañā

rūpe milāilā sabāya kṛpā ta’ kariyā

Translation

On the next day, Caitanya Mahāprabhu again met Rūpa Gosvāmī, and with great mercy the Lord introduced him to all the devotees.

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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.

Mercy Through Personal Introduction

  1. 1

    On the next day, Caitanya Mahāprabhu again met Rūpa Gosvāmī.

  2. 2

    The Lord personally introduced him to all the devotees.

  3. 3

    The translation describes this introduction as an act of great mercy.

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. āra dinathe next day
  2. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. sabaall
  4. bhakta lañātaking the devotees
  5. rūpe milāilāintroduced Rūpa Gosvāmī
  6. sabāyato all of them
  7. kṛpā ta’ kariyāshowing His mercy
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “mercy”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Who might feel more welcome if I personally introduced them to others?

Practice

Introduce a newcomer to someone today, giving them a warm welcome.

Live this todayMercy Through Personal IntroductionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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