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  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 19: The Inconceivable Behavior of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Antya 19.53Antya 19.55

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 19.54

তবে স্বরূপ-রামরায়, করি’ নানা উপায়, মহাপ্রভুর করে আশ্বাসন ।

গায়েন সঙ্গম-গীত, প্রভুর ফিরাইলা চিত, প্রভুর কিছু স্থির হৈল মন ॥ ৫৪ ॥

tabe svarūpa-rāma-rāya, kari’ nānā upāya,

mahāprabhura kare āśvāsana

gāyena saṅgama-gīta, prabhura phirāilā cita,

prabhura kichu sthira haila mana

Translation

Svarūpa Dāmodara and Rāmānanda Rāya then devised various means to pacify the Lord. They sang songs of meeting that transformed His heart and made His mind peaceful.

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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.

Songs of Meeting Bring Peace

  1. 1

    Svarūpa Dāmodara and Rāmānanda Rāya devise various means to pacify the Lord.

  2. 2

    They sing songs of meeting in response to His anguish in separation.

  3. 3

    Their songs transform His heart and make His mind peaceful.

How it feels

Longing beyond ordinary categories. Extreme separation alternates with moments of visionary encounter.

The mood of Antya 19 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 19: The Inconceivable Behavior of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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

To stop this, Svarūpa Dāmodara asked Śaṅkara Paṇḍita to stay at night in the same room with the Lord. This chapter further describes how Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu entered the Jagannātha-vallabha garden during the full-moon night of Vaiśākha (April-May) and experienced various transcendental ecstasies.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 19
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tabethereafter
  2. svarūpa-rāma-rāyaSvarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī and Rāmānanda Rāya
  3. kari’ nānā upāyadevising many means
  4. mahāprabhuraŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  5. kare āśvāsanapacify
  6. gāyenathey sang
  7. saṅgama-gītameeting songs
  8. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “transformed”

  • Vipralambha · Love in separation

    Separation that intensifies remembrance and longing; especially central to the confidential pastimes at Purī. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “separation”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does their choice of songs show about their attentive care for the Lord?

Practice

Take a minute to reflect on the comfort of meeting Kṛṣṇa after separation.

Live this todaySongs of Meeting Bring PeaceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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