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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.59
প্রতিদিন আসি’ রূপে করেন মিলনে ।
মন্দিরে যে প্রসাদ পান, দেন দুই জনে ॥ ৫৯ ॥
pratidina āsi’ rūpe karena milane
mandire ye prasāda pāna, dena dui jane
Every day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would go to see Rūpa Gosvāmī, and whatever prasādam He received from the temple He would deliver to Rūpa Gosvāmī and Haridāsa Ṭhākura.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to see Rūpa Gosvāmī every day.
Whatever prasādam He received from the temple, He delivered to Rūpa Gosvāmī and Haridāsa Ṭhākura.
His affection took the concrete form of regular visits and bringing prasādam.
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 day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Rāmānanda Rāya, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and others went to the place of Haridāsa Ṭhākura and heard some of the verses Rūpa Gosvāmī had composed for his books Lalita-mādhava and Vidagdha-mādhava. After examining the manuscripts of these two books, Rāmānanda Rāya approved and appreciated them very much.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 1
Learn the words of the 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: “deliver”, “delivered”
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can my care for others become more regular and practical?
Check in with a devotee today and, if possible, share prasādam.
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