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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 14.58

রামানন্দ-রায় তবে গেলা নিজ ঘরে ।

স্বরূপ-গোবিন্দ দুঁহে শুইলেন দ্বারে ॥ ৫৮ ॥

rāmānanda-rāya tabe gelā nija ghare

svarūpa-govinda duṅhe śuilena dvāre

Translation

Then Rāmānanda Rāya returned home, and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī and Govinda lay down in front of the door to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s room.

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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.

Remaining Close in Service

  1. 1

    After Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu lay down, Rāmānanda Rāya returned home.

  2. 2

    Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī and Govinda lay down in front of His room’s door.

  3. 3

    They remained nearby while the Lord was in the inner room.

How it feels

Intense yearning. Darśana, dreams, and visions of Vraja bring overwhelming separation.

The mood of Antya 14 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 14: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Feelings of Separation from Kṛṣṇa

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

One night, Govinda and Svarūpa Dāmodara noticed that although the three doors to the Lord’s room were closed and locked, the Lord was not present inside. Seeing this, Svarūpa Dāmodara and the other devotees went outside and saw the Lord lying unconscious by the gate known as Siṁha-dvāra.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. rāmānanda-rāyaRāmānanda Rāya
  2. tabethereupon
  3. gelāreturned
  4. nija ghareto his home
  5. svarūpaSvarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī
  6. govindaand Govinda
  7. duṅheboth
  8. śuilenalay down
  9. dvāreat the door
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can simply being available become a practical act of service?

Practice

Make yourself available today for one small task that supports someone you serve.

Live this todayRemaining Close in ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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