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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 10.133

এইমত মহাপ্রভু ভক্তগণ-সঙ্গে ।

চাতুর্মাস্য গোঙাইলা কৃষ্ণকথা-রঙ্গে ॥ ১৩৩ ॥

ei-mata mahāprabhu bhakta-gaṇa-saṅge

cāturmāsya goṅāilā kṛṣṇa-kathā-raṅge

Translation

Thus Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu spent the entire period of Cāturmāsya [the four months of the rainy season] in the happiness of discussing topics of Kṛṣṇa with His 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.

Happiness in discussing Kṛṣṇa with devotees

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu spent the entire period of Cāturmāsya with His devotees.

  2. 2

    Cāturmāsya is the four-month period of the rainy season.

  3. 3

    He passed this time happily discussing topics of Kṛṣṇa with the devotees.

How it feels

Tender service. Food prepared and carried with love becomes a medium of intimate exchange.

The mood of Antya 10 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 10: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Accepts Prasādam from His Devotees

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Govinda induced the Lord to eat all the food delivered by the devotees of Bengal for His service. All the Vaiṣṇavas used to invite Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to their homes.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ei-matain this way
  2. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. bhakta-gaṇa-saṅgewith His personal devotees
  4. cāturmāsya goṅāilāpassed the four months of the rainy season
  5. kṛṣṇa-kathā-raṅgein the happiness of discussing topics about Kṛṣṇa
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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: “discussing”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What opportunity do you have to share the happiness of discussing Kṛṣṇa with devotees?

Practice

Spend a few minutes today discussing one topic of Kṛṣṇa with a devotee.

Live this todayHappiness in discussing Kṛṣṇa with devoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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