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1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.

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Antya-līlā · Chapter 16: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Tastes Nectar from the Lips of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Antya 16.52 Antya 16.54

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.53

ইতো নৃসিংহঃ পরতো নৃসিংহো যতো যতো যামি ততো নৃসিংহঃ ।

বহির্নৃসিংহো হৃদয়ে নৃসিংহো নৃসিংহমাদিং শরণং প্রপদ্যে ॥ ৫৩ ॥

ito nṛsiṁhaḥ parato nṛsiṁho

yato yato yāmi tato nṛsiṁhaḥ

bahir nṛsiṁho hṛdaye nṛsiṁho

nṛsiṁham ādiṁ śaraṇaṁ prapadye

Translation

“ ‘Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva is here, and He is also there on the opposite side. Wherever I go, there I see Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva. He is outside and within my heart. Therefore I take shelter of Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, the original Supreme Personality of Godhead.’”

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Take Shelter of Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva Everywhere

1
The prayer sees Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva here, on the opposite side, and wherever the speaker goes.
2
Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva is both outside and within the heart.
3
The prayer therefore takes shelter of Him as the original Supreme Personality of Godhead.

How it feels

Sweetness amidst longing. Jagannātha’s prasādam awakens intense awareness of Kṛṣṇa’s sweetness.

The mood of Antya 16 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Antya 16: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Tastes Nectar from the Lips of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

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

Because of this, he received the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī. When Kavi-karṇapūra was only seven years old, he was initiated by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu into the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in Antya 16

Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

itaḥhere
nṛsiṁhaḥLord Nṛsiṁha
parataḥon the opposite side
nṛsiṁhaḥLord Nṛsiṁha
yataḥ yataḥwherever
yāmiI go
tataḥthere
nṛsiṁhaḥLord Nṛsiṁha

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “shelter”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might remembering Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva outside and within my heart deepen my sense of shelter?

Practice

Pause in one place today and pray, “I take shelter of Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva.”

Live this todayTake Shelter of Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva EverywhereThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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