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  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 12: The Loving Dealings Between Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Jagadānanda Paṇḍita
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.8

শিবানন্দ-সেন আর আচার্য-গোসাঞি ।

নবদ্বীপে সব ভক্ত হৈলা এক ঠাঞি ॥ ৮ ॥

śivānanda-sena āra ācārya-gosāñi

navadvīpe saba bhakta hailā eka ṭhāñi

Translation

Headed by Śivānanda Sena, Advaita Ācārya and others, all the devotees assembled in Navadvīpa.

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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.

Devotees Assemble for a Shared Journey

  1. 1

    All the devotees assembled in Navadvīpa.

  2. 2

    Śivānanda Sena, Advaita Ācārya and others headed the gathering.

  3. 3

    They had left their homes in Bengal to journey to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

How it feels

Loving anger and reconciliation. Jagadānanda’s hurt over rejected oil is healed through personal service and prasāda.

The mood of Antya 12 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 12: The Loving Dealings Between Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Jagadānanda Paṇḍita

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

The devotees from Bengal again journeyed to Jagannātha Purī to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. As usual, the leader was Śivānanda Sena, who traveled with his wife and children.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śivānanda-senaŚivānanda Sena
  2. āraand
  3. ācārya-gosāñiAdvaita Ācārya
  4. navadvīpeat Navadvīpa
  5. saba bhaktaall devotees
  6. hailābecame
  7. eka ṭhāñiassembled in one place
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “assembled”

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

How can gathering with others help you make time to hear about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

Practice

Invite one person to read a translation from this batch with you today.

Live this todayDevotees Assemble for a Shared JourneyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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