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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 11.6 Antya 11.8

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 11.7

জয় জয়াদ্বৈতচন্দ্র চৈতন্যের আর্য ।

স্বচরণে ভক্তি দেহ’ জয়াদ্বৈতাচার্য ॥ ৭ ॥

jaya jayādvaita-candra caitanyera ārya

sva-caraṇe bhakti deha’ jayādvaitācārya

Translation

All glories to Advaita Ācārya, who is treated by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as superior due to His age and respectability! Please give me engagement in devotional service at Your lotus feet.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Honor Advaita Ācārya and Seek Service

1
The author offers all glories to Advaita Ācārya.
2
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu treats Advaita Ācārya as superior because of His age and respectability.
3
The author asks Advaita Ācārya for engagement in devotional service at His lotus feet.

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

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.

jaya jayaall glories
advaita-candrato Advaita Ācārya
caitanyera āryarespected by the Lord
sva-caraṇeat Your lotus feet
bhakti deha’please give devotional service
jayaall glories
advaita-ācāryato Advaita Ācārya

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”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What can you learn from the respect Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu shows Advaita Ācārya?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer honoring Advaita Ācārya and asking for devotional service at His lotus feet.

Live this todayHonor Advaita Ācārya and Seek ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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