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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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Antya-līlā · Chapter 18: Rescuing the Lord from the Sea
Antya 18.119Antya 18.121

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 18.120

এই ত’ কহিলুঁ প্রভুর সমুদ্র-পতন ।

ইহা যেই শুনে, পায় চৈতন্য-চরণ ॥ ১২০ ॥

ei ta’ kahiluṅ prabhura samudra-patana

ihā yei śune, pāya caitanya-caraṇa

Translation

Thus I have described the incident of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s falling into the ocean. Anyone who listens to this pastime will certainly attain shelter at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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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.

Hearing This Pastime Brings Shelter

  1. 1

    The narrator concludes his account of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s falling into the ocean.

  2. 2

    He states that anyone who listens to this pastime will certainly attain shelter at Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s lotus feet.

  3. 3

    The account therefore ends with an assurance of shelter for the listener.

How it feels

Desperate longing and relief. Mistaking the sea for Yamunā, the Lord enters it; devotees find and revive Him.

The mood of Antya 18 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 18: Rescuing the Lord from the Sea

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

Thereafter, when the devotees chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra loudly, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu came to His external consciousness. Then they brought Him back to His own residence.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ei ta’thus
  2. kahiluṅI have described
  3. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. samudra-patanathe falling into the sea
  5. ihāthis story
  6. yei śuneanyone who hears
  7. pāyaobtains
  8. caitanya-caraṇashelter at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
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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”, “lotus feet”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I listen to this pastime with a sincere desire for shelter?

Practice

Read this batch aloud and listen attentively, remembering the promise of shelter at His lotus feet.

Live this todayHearing This Pastime Brings ShelterThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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