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1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 13.130 Antya 13.132

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.131

নিজ শিষ্যে কহি’ গোবিন্দের মন্দির করাইলা ।

বংশী, মকর কুণ্ডলাদি ‘ভূষণ’ করি’ দিলা ॥ ১৩১ ॥

nija śiṣye kahi’ govindera mandira karāilā

vaṁśī, makara kuṇḍalādi ‘bhūṣaṇa’ kari’ dilā

Translation

Subsequently Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa ordered his disciples to construct a temple for Govinda. He prepared various ornaments for Govinda, including a flute and shark-shaped earrings.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Express Devotion Through Practical Service

1
Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa instructed his disciples to construct a temple for Govinda.
2
He prepared various ornaments for Govinda, including a flute and shark-shaped earrings.
3
His surrender to Govinda took the form of practical arrangements for the Lord’s worship.

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

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.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

nija śiṣyeto his own disciples
kahi’by speaking
govinderaof Lord Govinda
mandira karāilāconstructed a temple
vaṁśīflute
makara kuṇḍala-ādiearrings shaped like sharks, etc.
bhūṣaṇaornaments
kari’preparing
dilāgave

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: “surrender”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What small, practical service can I offer for the Lord’s worship?

Practice

Spend a few minutes cleaning or arranging a place used for the Lord’s worship.

Live this todayExpress Devotion Through Practical ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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