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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 16.80

একদিন প্রভু গেলা জগন্নাথ-দরশনে ।

সিংহদ্বারে দলই আসি’ করিল বন্দনে ॥ ৮০ ॥

eka-dina prabhu gelā jagannātha-daraśane

siṁha-dvāre dala-i āsi’ karila vandane

Translation

One day, when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to visit the temple of Lord Jagannātha, the gatekeeper at the Siṁha-dvāra approached Him and offered respectful obeisances.

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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 Gatekeeper Offers Respectful Obeisances

  1. 1

    One day, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to visit the temple of Lord Jagannātha.

  2. 2

    The gatekeeper at the Siṁha-dvāra approached Him.

  3. 3

    The gatekeeper offered respectful obeisances to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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

Further reading

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:

When the Bengali devotees of the Lord returned to Jagannātha Purī, a gentleman named Kālidāsa, who was an uncle of Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, went with them to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Kālidāsa had tasted the remnants of food of all the Vaiṣṇavas in Bengal, even Jhaḍu Ṭhākura.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 16
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. eka-dinaone day
  2. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. gelāwent
  4. jagannātha-daraśaneto see Lord Jagannātha
  5. siṁha-dvāreat the gate known as Siṁha-dvāra
  6. dala-ithe gatekeeper
  7. āsi’coming
  8. karila vandaneoffered respectful obeisances
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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: “offered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the gatekeeper’s greeting teach you about expressing respect?

Practice

Offer a respectful bow to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu today.

Live this todayA Gatekeeper Offers Respectful ObeisancesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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