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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 2.129

তবে পুরী-গোসাঞি একা প্রভুস্থানে আইলা ।

নমস্করি’ প্রভু তাঁরে সম্ভ্রমে বসাইলা ॥ ১২৯ ॥

tabe purī-gosāñi ekā prabhu-sthāne āilā

namaskari’ prabhu tāṅre sambhrame vasāilā

Translation

Paramānanda Purī thereupon went alone to the residence of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The Lord, after offering him obeisances, seated him by His side with great respect.

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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.

Receive Others With Great Respect

  1. 1

    Paramānanda Purī went alone to the residence of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    The Lord offered him obeisances upon his arrival.

  3. 3

    He seated Paramānanda Purī by His side with great respect, before hearing his request.

How it feels

Sorrow and uncompromising discipline. Junior Haridāsa’s exclusion and death present an ethically painful episode.

The mood of Antya 2 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 2: The Chastisement of Junior Haridāsa

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

Because of this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu rejected Junior Haridāsa, and despite all the requests of the Lord’s stalwart devotees, the Lord did not accept him again. One year after this incident, Junior Haridāsa went to the confluence of the Ganges and Yamunā and committed suicide.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 2
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tabethereupon
  2. purī-gosāñiParamānanda Purī
  3. ekāalone
  4. prabhu-sthāneto the place of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  5. āilācame
  6. namaskari’after offering obeisances
  7. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  8. tāṅrehim
  9. sambhramewith great respect
  10. vasāilāgot to sit down
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do I show respect to someone before hearing what they want to say?

Practice

Welcome someone warmly today and offer them a seat before beginning your conversation.

Live this todayReceive Others With Great RespectThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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