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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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Antya-līlā · Chapter 13: Pastimes with Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī
Antya 13.116Antya 13.118

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.117

চারিবৎসর ঘরে পিতা-মাতার সেবা কৈলা ।

বৈষ্ণব-পণ্ডিত-ঠাঞি ভাগবত পড়িলা ॥ ১১৭ ॥

cāri-vatsara ghare pitā-mātāra sevā kailā

vaiṣṇava-paṇḍita-ṭhāñi bhāgavata paḍilā

Translation

In accordance with the instructions of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he continuously rendered service to his mother and father for four years. He also regularly studied Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam from a self-realized Vaiṣṇava.

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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.

Follow Instructions Through Steady Service

  1. 1

    Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa continuously served his mother and father for four years. He did so in accordance with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s instructions.

  2. 2

    He also regularly studied Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam from a self-realized Vaiṣṇava.

  3. 3

    His daily life included both service to his devotee parents and regular study. He put both parts of the Lord’s instruction into practice.

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:

Viśvāsa Paṇḍita was very proud of his education, and being an impersonalist, he was not well received by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. A summary of the life of Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī ends this chapter.
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. cāri-vatsarafor four years
  2. ghareat home
  3. pitā-mātāraof the father and mother
  4. sevā kailārendered service
  5. vaiṣṇava-paṇḍita-ṭhāñifrom a self-realized, advanced Vaiṣṇava
  6. bhāgavata paḍilāhe studied Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “service”, “served”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which devotional instruction can I follow more steadily rather than only occasionally?

Practice

Set aside a specific time today for one devotional service you have been asked to do.

Live this todayFollow Instructions Through Steady ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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