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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 10.49

সব ভক্ত লঞা প্রভু নামিলেন জলে ।

সবা লঞা জলক্রীড়া করেন কুতূহলে ॥ ৪৯ ॥

saba bhakta lañā prabhu nāmilena jale

sabā lañā jala-krīḍā karena kutūhale

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu entered the water with His devotees and began His pastimes with them in great jubilation.

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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 Shares Joy with His Devotees

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu entered the water with His devotees.

  2. 2

    He began His pastimes there with them, sharing the occasion directly.

  3. 3

    These pastimes took place in great jubilation.

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:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu also enjoyed the ceremony in the water with His devotees. As previously, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu performed the cleansing ceremony at Guṇḍicā and chanted the famous verse jagamohana-pari-muṇḍā yāu.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 10
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. saba bhaktaall the devotees
  2. lañātaking
  3. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. nāmilena jalegot down in the water
  5. sabā lañātaking all of them
  6. jala-krīḍāactivities in the water
  7. karenaperforms
  8. kutūhalein great jubilation
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the Lord’s joyful participation with His devotees deepen your appreciation of Him?

Practice

Pause for a minute to remember Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sharing these joyful pastimes with His devotees.

Live this todayThe Lord Shares Joy with His DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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