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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 10.82

গম্ভীরার দ্বারে করেন আপনে শয়ন ।

গোবিন্দ আসিয়া করে পাদ-সম্বাহন ॥ ৮২ ॥

gambhīrāra dvāre karena āpane śayana

govinda āsiyā kare pāda-samvāhana

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu lay down at the door of the Gambhīrā, and Govinda came there to massage His legs.

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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.

Govinda Comes to Serve

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu lay down at the door of the Gambhīrā.

  2. 2

    Govinda came there to massage His legs.

  3. 3

    The following verses explain that this service was part of a steady, long-standing routine.

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:

Then He lay down at the door of the Gambhīrā to take rest. Somehow or other Govinda, the personal servant of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, crossed over the Lord’s body and massaged His feet.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. gambhīrāra dvāreat the door of the Gambhīrā, the small room within the room
  2. karenadoes
  3. āpanepersonally
  4. śayanalying down
  5. govindaHis personal servant Govinda
  6. āsiyācoming
  7. kareperforms
  8. pāda-samvāhanamassaging the legs
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “service”

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 small act of care can I offer faithfully?

Practice

Offer one simple act of practical help to someone who is resting.

Live this todayGovinda Comes to ServeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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