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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 13.51Antya 13.53

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.52

রাতুল বস্ত্র দেখি’ পণ্ডিত প্রেমাবিষ্ট হইলা ।

‘মহাপ্রভুর প্রসাদ’ জানি’ তাঁহারে পুছিলা ॥ ৫২ ॥

rātula vastra dekhi’ paṇḍita premāviṣṭa ha-ilā

‘mahāprabhura prasāda’ jāni’ tāṅhāre puchilā

Translation

Assuming the reddish cloth to be a gift from Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita was overwhelmed with ecstatic love. Thus he questioned Sanātana Gosvāmī.

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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.

Love Stirred by an Assumed Gift

  1. 1

    Jagadānanda Paṇḍita assumed that the reddish cloth was a gift from Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    Thinking of that connection, he was overwhelmed with ecstatic love.

  3. 3

    He then questioned Sanātana Gosvāmī about the cloth.

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. rātulared
  2. vastracloth
  3. dekhi’seeing
  4. paṇḍitaJagadānanda Paṇḍita
  5. prema-āviṣṭa ha-ilābecame overwhelmed in ecstatic love
  6. mahāprabhura prasādathe blessed gift of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  7. jāni’thinking
  8. tāṅhāre puchilāinquired from him
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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: “ecstatic love”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Jagadānanda Paṇḍita’s response show me about his love for Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

Practice

Reread this verse slowly, noticing how the thought of Caitanya Mahāprabhu stirred Jagadānanda Paṇḍita’s love.

Live this todayLove Stirred by an Assumed GiftThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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