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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 10: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Accepts Prasādam from His Devotees
Antya 10.156Antya 10.158

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.157

চারিমাস রহি’ গৌড়ের ভক্তে বিদায় দিলা ।

নীলাচলের সঙ্গী ভক্ত সঙ্গেই রহিলা ॥ ১৫৭ ॥

cāri-māsa rahi’ gauḍera bhakte vidāya dilā

nīlācalera saṅgī bhakta saṅgei rahilā

Translation

The devotees who came from Bengal stayed with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for four consecutive months, and then the Lord bade them farewell. After the Bengali devotees departed, the devotees who were the Lord’s constant companions at Jagannātha Purī stayed with the Lord.

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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.

Visiting Devotees Depart; Constant Companions Remain

  1. 1

    The devotees from Bengal stayed with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for four consecutive months.

  2. 2

    At the end of their stay, the Lord bade them farewell.

  3. 3

    After they departed, His constant companions at Jagannātha Purī remained with Him.

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. cāri-māsa rahi’remaining for four months
  2. gauḍera bhakteto the devotees coming from Bengal
  3. vidāya dilābade farewell
  4. nīlācalera saṅgīassociates at Jagannātha Purī
  5. bhaktadevotees
  6. saṅgeiwith
  7. rahilāremained
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do you appreciate about having time in the company of devotees?

Practice

Make time today for a brief conversation with a devotee.

Live this todayVisiting Devotees Depart; Constant Companions RemainThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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