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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 13.126

রূপ-গোসাঞির সভায় করেন ভাগবত-পঠন ।

ভাগবত পড়িতে প্রেমে আউলায় তাঁর মন ॥ ১২৬ ॥

rūpa-gosāñira sabhāya karena bhāgavata-paṭhana

bhāgavata paḍite preme āulāya tāṅra mana

Translation

When reciting Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in the company of Rūpa and Sanātana, Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa would be overwhelmed with ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa.

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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.

Reciting Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with Love for Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa recited Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in the company of Rūpa and Sanātana.

  2. 2

    During these recitations, he would become overwhelmed with ecstatic love.

  3. 3

    His love was for Kṛṣṇa, showing the devotional feeling that accompanied his recitation.

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. rūpa-gosāñira sabhāyain the assembly of Rūpa, Sanātana and other Vaiṣṇavas
  2. karenaperforms
  3. bhāgavata-paṭhanarecitation of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
  4. bhāgavata paḍitewhile reciting Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
  5. premein ecstatic love
  6. āulāyabecomes overwhelmed
  7. tāṅra manahis mind
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “love for krsna”, “ecstatic love”

  • 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: “company of”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you keep Kṛṣṇa at the center of your reading of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam?

Practice

Read a short passage of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam aloud with a fellow reader today, if possible.

Live this todayReciting Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with Love for KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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