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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 14.75

স্বরূপ কহে, — ‘উঠ, প্রভু চল নিজ-ঘরে ।

তথাই তোমারে সব করিমু গোচরে ।।’ ৭৫ ।। ॥ ৭৫ ॥

svarūpa kahe, — ‘uṭha, prabhu, cala nija-ghare

tathāi tomāre saba karimu gocare’

Translation

Svarūpa Dāmodara said, “My dear Lord, please get up. Let us go to Your place. There I shall tell You everything that has happened.”

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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.

Gentle Care Before Explanation

  1. 1

    Svarūpa Dāmodara addressed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu affectionately as “My dear Lord.”

  2. 2

    He asked the Lord to get up and return to His place.

  3. 3

    He promised to explain everything there, first helping the Lord return to His residence.

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. svarūpa kaheSvarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī replied
  2. uṭha prabhumy dear Lord, please get up
  3. calago
  4. nija-ghareto Your place
  5. tathāithere
  6. tomāreunto You
  7. sabaall
  8. karimu gocareI shall inform
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can Svarūpa Dāmodara’s gentle response guide the way you offer help?

Practice

When helping someone today, offer one gentle, practical step before giving a long explanation.

Live this todayGentle Care Before ExplanationThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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