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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 11.4

জয় কাশীপ্রিয় জগদানন্দ-প্রাণেশ্বর ।

জয় রূপ-সনাতন-রঘুনাথেশ্বর ॥ ৪ ॥

jaya kāśī-priya jagadānanda-prāṇeśvara

jaya rūpa-sanātana-raghunātheśvara

Translation

All glories to Lord Śrī Caitanya, who is very dear to Kāśī Miśra! He is the Lord of the life of Jagadānanda and the Lord of Rūpa Gosvāmī, Sanātana Gosvāmī and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī.

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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 at His Devotees' Heart

  1. 1

    Lord Śrī Caitanya is glorified as very dear to Kāśī Miśra.

  2. 2

    He is the Lord of the life of Jagadānanda.

  3. 3

    He is the Lord of Rūpa Gosvāmī, Sanātana Gosvāmī and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī.

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.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 11
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. jayaall glories
  2. kāśī-priyato Lord Śrī Caitanya, who is very dear to Kāśī Miśra
  3. jagadānanda-prāṇa-īśvarathe Lord of the life of Jagadānanda Paṇḍita
  4. jayaall glories
  5. rūpa-sanātana-raghunātha-īśvarato the Lord of Rūpa Gosvāmī, Sanātana Gosvāmī and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do the words “very dear” help you understand the devotees' relationship with the Lord?

Practice

Read the verse slowly and pause over the words “Lord of the life.”

Live this todayThe Lord at His Devotees' HeartThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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