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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 13.43

তপনমিশ্র, চন্দ্রশেখর, — দোঁহারে মিলিলা ।

তাঁর ঠাঞি প্রভুর কথা সকলই শুনিলা ॥ ৪৩ ॥

tapana-miśra, candraśekhara, — doṅhāre mililā

tāṅra ṭhāñi prabhura kathā sakala-i śunilā

Translation

When he met Tapana Miśra and Candraśekhara in Vārāṇasī, they heard from him about topics concerning Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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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.

Sharing Topics Concerning Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

  1. 1

    In Vārāṇasī, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita met Tapana Miśra and Candraśekhara.

  2. 2

    They heard from him about topics concerning Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  3. 3

    Their meeting provided an opportunity to speak and hear about the Lord.

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:

With the permission of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita went to Vṛndāvana, where he discussed many devotional subjects with Sanātana Gosvāmī. There was also a discussion about Mukunda Sarasvatī’s garment.
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. tapana-miśraTapana Miśra
  2. candraśekharaCandraśekhara
  3. doṅhāre mililāhe met both
  4. tāṅra ṭhāñifrom him
  5. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  6. kathātopics
  7. sakala-iall
  8. śunilāthey heard
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you make room in your conversations for topics concerning Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

Practice

Share one detail from this batch about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with someone today.

Live this todaySharing Topics Concerning Śrī Caitanya MahāprabhuThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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