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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 14.90

পুরী-ভারতী-গোসাঞি আইলা সিন্ধুতীরে ।

ভগবান্-আচার্য খঞ্জ চলিলা ধীরে ধীরে ॥ ৯০ ॥

purī-bhāratī-gosāñi āilā sindhu-tīre

bhagavān-ācārya khañja calilā dhīre dhīre

Translation

Paramānanda Purī and Brahmānanda Bhāratī also went toward the beach, and Bhagavān Ācārya, who was lame, followed them very slowly.

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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.

Following Despite Physical Difficulty

  1. 1

    Paramānanda Purī and Brahmānanda Bhāratī also went toward the beach.

  2. 2

    Bhagavān Ācārya followed them, although he was lame.

  3. 3

    He moved very slowly, yet continued in the same direction as the others.

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:

As He ran toward it, He became stunned, and then the eight ecstatic transformations appeared in His body due to great love for Kṛṣṇa. At that time all the devotees chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra to pacify Him.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 14
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. purīParamānanda Purī
  2. bhāratī-gosāñiBrahmānanda Bhāratī
  3. āilācame
  4. sindhu-tīreon the shore of the sea
  5. bhagavān-ācāryaBhagavān Ācārya
  6. khañjalame
  7. calilāproceeded
  8. dhīre dhīrevery slowly
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What can Bhagavān Ācārya’s slow but continued movement teach you about your own limitations?

Practice

Take one small step in your devotional study today, at a pace your body allows.

Live this todayFollowing Despite Physical DifficultyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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