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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 19.7

কহিহ তাঁহারে — ‘তুমি করহ স্মরণ ।

নিত্য আসি’ আমি তোমার বন্দিয়ে চরণ ॥ ৭ ॥

kahiha tāṅhāre — ‘tumi karaha smaraṇa

nitya āsi’ āmi tomāra vandiye caraṇa

Translation

“Tell her for Me, ‘Please remember that I come here every day and offer My respects to your lotus feet.

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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.

Daily Remembrance and Respect for His Mother

  1. 1

    The Lord gave Jagadānanda Paṇḍita a personal message for His mother.

  2. 2

    He asked her to remember that He came there every day.

  3. 3

    He assured her that He daily offered His respects to her lotus feet.

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:

The following summary of chapter nineteen is given by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya. Every year, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Jagadānanda Paṇḍita to visit His mother in Navadvīpa with gifts of cloth and prasādam.
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. kahiha tāṅhāreinform her
  2. tumi karaha smaraṇaplease remember
  3. nitya āsi’coming daily
  4. āmiI
  5. tomārayour
  6. vandiye caraṇaoffer respect to the lotus feet
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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: “lotus feet”

  • 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”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What comfort do you hear in the Lord’s assurance of daily visits and respect?

Practice

Read the Lord’s message aloud once, paying attention to the reassurance in “every day.”

Live this todayDaily Remembrance and Respect for His MotherThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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