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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 13.3

হেনমতে মহাপ্রভু জগদানন্দ-সঙ্গে ।

নানামতে আস্বাদয় প্রেমের তরঙ্গে ॥ ৩ ॥

hena-mate mahāprabhu jagadānanda-saṅge

nānā-mate āsvādaya premera taraṅge

Translation

In this way, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would taste various transcendental relationships of pure love in the company of Jagadānanda Paṇḍita.

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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.

Pure Love in Devotional Company

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu tasted various transcendental relationships.

  2. 2

    These relationships were expressions of pure love.

  3. 3

    He tasted this love in the company of Jagadānanda Paṇḍita.

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:

Thinking Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was uncomfortable sleeping on bark of plantain trees, Jagadānanda made a pillow and quilt for Him. The Lord, however, did not accept them.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. hena-matein this way
  2. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. jagadānanda-saṅgein the company of Jagadānanda Paṇḍita
  4. nānā-matein various ways
  5. āsvādayatastes
  6. premera taraṅgethe waves of spiritual loving affairs
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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: “pure love”

  • Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling

    Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “relationships”

  • 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

What do you notice about the place of companionship in this description of pure love?

Practice

Spend a moment appreciating the devotional companionship described here.

Live this todayPure Love in Devotional CompanyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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