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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 11.9

জয় রূপ, সনাতন, জীব, রঘুনাথ ।

রঘুনাথ, গোপাল, — ছয় মোর নাথ ॥ ৯ ॥

jaya rūpa, sanātana, jīva, raghunātha

raghunātha, gopāla, — chaya mora nātha

Translation

All glories to Rūpa Gosvāmī, Sanātana Gosvāmī, Jīva Gosvāmī, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī and Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī, the six Gosvāmīs of Vṛndāvana! They are all my masters.

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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.

Honoring the Six Gosvāmīs as Masters

  1. 1

    The author offers all glories to the six Gosvāmīs of Vṛndāvana.

  2. 2

    They are Rūpa Gosvāmī, Sanātana Gosvāmī, Jīva Gosvāmī, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī and Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī.

  3. 3

    He accepts all six as his masters, expressing personal reverence for them.

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. rūpato Rūpa Gosvāmī
  3. sanātanaSanātana Gosvāmī
  4. jīvaJīva Gosvāmī
  5. raghunāthaRaghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī
  6. raghunāthaRaghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī
  7. gopālaGopāla Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī
  8. chayasix
  9. moramy
  10. nāthalords
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “vṛndāvana”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does accepting someone as a spiritual master mean for how I approach their teachings?

Practice

Read the names of the six Gosvāmīs aloud once, with respect.

Live this todayHonoring the Six Gosvāmīs as MastersThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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