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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 11: The Passing of Haridāsa Ṭhākura
Antya 11.9Antya 11.11

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 11.10

এ-সব প্রসাদে লিখি চৈতন্য-লীলা-গুণ ।

যৈছে তৈছে লিখি, করি আপন পাবন ॥ ১০ ॥

e-saba prasāde likhi caitanya-līlā-guṇa

yaiche taiche likhi, kari āpana pāvana

Translation

I am writing this narration of the pastimes and attributes of the Lord by the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His associates. I do not know how to write properly, but I am purifying myself by writing this description.

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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.

Writing with Humility and Dependence on Mercy

  1. 1

    The author credits the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His associates for his narration.

  2. 2

    He describes the Lord’s pastimes and attributes while humbly saying that he does not know how to write properly.

  3. 3

    He sees writing this description as a means of purifying himself.

How it feels

Sacred grief and gratitude. The Lord personally honors Haridāsa’s departure and leads the funeral observances.

The mood of Antya 11 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 11: The Passing of Haridāsa Ṭhākura

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

In this chapter it is described how Brahmā Haridāsa Ṭhākura gave up his body with the consent of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and how the Lord Himself personally performed the funeral ceremony and carried the body to the sea. He personally entombed the body, covered it with sand and erected a platform on the site.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. e-sabaof all these
  2. prasādeby the mercy
  3. likhiI am writing
  4. caitanya-līlā guṇathe attributes and pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  5. yaiche taichesomehow or other
  6. likhiI am writing
  7. kariI do
  8. āpana pāvanapurifying myself
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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: “mercy”

  • 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: “associates”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might I approach devotional writing as purification rather than a display of ability?

Practice

Write one sentence about a pastime or attribute of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu described in this batch.

Live this todayWriting with Humility and Dependence on MercyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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