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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 12.98

বাসুদেব, মুরারি-গুপ্ত জগদানন্দে পাঞা ।

আনন্দে রাখিলা ঘরে, না দেন ছাড়িয়া ॥ ৯৮ ॥

vāsudeva, murāri-gupta jagadānande pāñā

ānande rākhilā ghare, nā dena chāḍiyā

Translation

Vāsudeva Datta and Murāri Gupta were so pleased to see Jagadānanda Paṇḍita that they kept him at their homes and would not allow him to leave.

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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.

Affectionate Welcome for a Devotee

  1. 1

    Vāsudeva Datta and Murāri Gupta were very pleased to see Jagadānanda Paṇḍita.

  2. 2

    They welcomed him into their homes and kept him there.

  3. 3

    Their unwillingness to let him leave shows how much they valued his association.

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 Lord tried to pacify him and asked Jagadānanda Paṇḍita to cook for Him. Jagadānanda Paṇḍita became so pleased when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted his cooking that he broke his fast.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 12
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. vāsudevaVāsudeva
  2. murāri-guptaMurāri Gupta
  3. jagadānande pāñāgetting Jagadānanda
  4. ānandein great happiness
  5. rākhilākept
  6. ghareat home
  7. nā dena chāḍiyādid not allow to go out
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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: “association”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you show that you value a devotee’s company?

Practice

Offer a devotee a warm welcome and some unhurried time together today.

Live this todayAffectionate Welcome for a DevoteeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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