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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 13.104

গোবিন্দেরে কহি’ এক বাসা দেওয়াইলা ।

স্বরূপাদি ভক্তগণ-সনে মিলাইলা ॥ ১০৪ ॥

govindere kahi’ eka vāsā deoyāilā

svarūpādi bhakta-gaṇa-sane milāilā

Translation

The Lord asked Govinda to arrange for Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa’s accommodations and then introduced him to all the devotees, headed by Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī.

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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.

Practical Care and Devotee Association

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asks Govinda to arrange accommodations for Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa.

  2. 2

    The Lord’s welcome includes attention to Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa’s practical need for a place to stay.

  3. 3

    He introduces Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa to all the devotees, headed by Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī.

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:

Unaware of who was singing, He ran toward her through thorny bushes, but when Govinda informed the Lord that it was a woman singing, He immediately stopped. By this incident, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructed everyone that sannyāsīs and Vaiṣṇavas should not hear women singing.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. govindereto Govinda
  2. kahi’speaking
  3. ekaone
  4. vāsāresidential place
  5. deoyāilācaused to be given
  6. svarūpa-ādiheaded by Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī
  7. bhakta-gaṇa-sanewith the devotees
  8. milāilāintroduced
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I help a newcomer feel both cared for and included?

Practice

Introduce someone new to another person so they feel less alone.

Live this todayPractical Care and Devotee AssociationThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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