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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 13.100

এইমতে রঘুনাথ আইলা নীলাচলে ।

প্রভুর চরণে যাঞা মিলিলা কুতূহলে ॥ ১০০ ॥

ei-mate raghunātha āilā nīlācale

prabhura caraṇe yāñā mililā kutūhale

Translation

Traveling in this way, Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa soon arrived at Jagannātha Purī. There he met Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with great delight and fell at His lotus feet.

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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.

A Joyful Meeting with the Lord

  1. 1

    Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa soon reaches Jagannātha Purī after traveling in this way.

  2. 2

    He meets Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with great delight.

  3. 3

    He falls at the Lord’s lotus feet, expressing reverence together with his joy.

How it feels

Concern and affectionate restraint. Devotees seek to care for the Lord while He maintains His renounced practice.

The mood of Antya 13 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 13: Pastimes with Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī

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

When Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī left Vārāṇasī on his way to Jagannātha Purī after completing his education, he met Rāmadāsa Viśvāsa Paṇḍita. Viśvāsa Paṇḍita was very proud of his education, and being an impersonalist, he was not well received by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 13
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ei-matein this way
  2. raghunāthaRaghunātha Bhaṭṭa
  3. āilācame
  4. nīlācaleto Jagannātha Purī
  5. prabhura caraṇeto the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  6. yāñāgoing
  7. mililāmet
  8. kutūhalein great delight
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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”

  • 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: “together”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can joy and reverence come together in my devotional practice?

Practice

Pause today to offer respectful obeisances to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Live this todayA Joyful Meeting with the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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