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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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Antya-līlā · Chapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Second Meeting with the Lord
Antya 1.83Antya 1.85

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.84

‘গূঢ় মোর হৃদয় তুঞি জানিলা কেমনে ?’ এত কহি’ রূপে কৈলা দৃঢ় আলিঙ্গনে ॥ ৮৪ ॥

‘gūḍha mora hṛdaya tuñi jānilā kemane?’

eta kahi’ rūpe kailā dṛḍha āliṅgane

Translation

“My heart is very confidential. How did you know My mind in this way?” After saying this, He firmly embraced 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.

The Lord’s Confidential Heart

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu described His heart as very confidential.

  2. 2

    He asked Rūpa Gosvāmī how he had known His mind in this way.

  3. 3

    After speaking, the Lord firmly embraced Rūpa Gosvāmī, expressing His affection.

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:

Meanwhile, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī reached Bengal, after returning from Vṛndāvana. Although he could not follow the Bengali devotees, after some time he also came to Jagannātha Purī, where he stayed with Haridāsa Ṭhākura.
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. gūḍhavery confidential
  2. moraMy
  3. hṛdayaheart
  4. tuñiyou
  5. jānilāknew
  6. kemanehow
  7. eta kahi’saying this
  8. rūpeto Rūpa Gosvāmī
  9. kailādid
  10. dṛḍha āliṅganefirm embracing
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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: “embraced”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the Lord’s firm embrace help you appreciate about this exchange?

Practice

Pause over the words “He firmly embraced Rūpa Gosvāmī” and reflect on the affection they convey.

Live this todayThe Lord’s Confidential HeartThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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