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How to study this verse, in six steps

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 16.82 Antya 16.84

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.83

‘তুমি মোর সখা, দেখাহ, — কাহাঁ প্রাণনাথ ?’ এত বলি’ জগমোহন গেলা ধরি’ তার হাত ॥ ৮৩ ॥

‘tumi mora sakhā, dekhāha’ — kāhāṅ prāṇa-nātha?’

eta bali’ jagamohana gelā dhari’ tāra hāta

Translation

Lord Caitanya said to the doorman, “You are My friend. Please show Me where the Lord of My heart is.” After the Lord said this, they both went to the place known as Jagamohana, where everyone views Lord Jagannātha.

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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.

Friendship in Seeking the Lord

1
Lord Caitanya calls the doorman His friend.
2
He again asks to see Kṛṣṇa, whom He calls the Lord of His heart.
3
They go together to Jagamohana, the place where everyone views Lord Jagannātha.

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:

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.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

tumiyou
mora sakhāMy friend
dekhāhaplease show
kāhāṅwhere
prāṇa-nāthathe Lord of My heart
eta bali’saying this
jagamohanato the Jagamohana
gelāwent

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
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In this verse: “together”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the Lord’s way of addressing the doorman express both friendship and longing?

Practice

Write down the phrase “the Lord of My heart” and reflect on the affection it expresses.

Live this todayFriendship in Seeking the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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