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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 13.90

কাশী হৈতে চলিলা তেঁহো গৌড়পথ দিয়া ।

সঙ্গে সেবক চলে তাঁর ঝালি বহিয়া ॥ ৯০ ॥

kāśī haite calilā teṅho gauḍa-patha diyā

saṅge sevaka cale tāṅra jhāli vahiyā

Translation

Accompanied by a servant carrying his baggage, Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa started from Vārāṇasī and traveled along the path leading through Bengal.

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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.

A Journey With a Devotional Purpose

  1. 1

    Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa began his journey from Vārāṇasī.

  2. 2

    A servant accompanied him and carried his baggage.

  3. 3

    He traveled along the path through Bengal, intending to meet Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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.
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. kāśī haitefrom Kāśī
  2. calilāproceeded
  3. teṅhohe
  4. gauḍa-patha diyāby the path through Bengal
  5. saṅgealong with him
  6. sevakaone servant
  7. calegoes
  8. tāṅrahis
  9. jhālibaggage
  10. vahiyācarrying
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “servant”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What helps you keep your devotional purpose in mind as you go about your day?

Practice

Before one trip today, pause briefly to remember your wish to draw closer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Live this todayA Journey With a Devotional PurposeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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