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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 19.67

সব ভক্ত মেলি’ তবে প্রভুরে সাধিল ।

শঙ্কর-পণ্ডিতে প্রভুর সঙ্গে শোয়াইল ॥ ৬৭ ॥

saba bhakta meli’ tabe prabhure sādhila

śaṅkara-paṇḍite prabhura saṅge śoyāila

Translation

After consulting with one another, they entreated Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to allow Śaṅkara Paṇḍita to lie down in the same room with Him.

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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.

The Devotees Respectfully Arrange Care

  1. 1

    The devotees consulted with one another before approaching Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    They entreated Him to allow Śaṅkara Paṇḍita to stay in His room.

  3. 3

    Their proposal was for Śaṅkara Paṇḍita to lie down in the same room with Him.

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. saba bhakta meli’all the devotees, meeting together
  2. tabethereupon
  3. prabhure sādhilaentreated Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. śaṅkara-paṇḍiteŚaṅkara Paṇḍita
  5. prabhuraŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  6. saṅgewith
  7. śoyāilamade to lie down
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I offer help while respecting the wishes of the person receiving it?

Practice

Ask someone’s permission before offering one small act of care today.

Live this todayThe Devotees Respectfully Arrange CareThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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