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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 2.133

এত বলি’ প্রভু যদি গোবিন্দে বোলাইলা ।

পুরীরে নমস্কার করি’ উঠিয়া চলিলা ॥ ১৩৩ ॥

eta bali’ prabhu yadi govinde bolāilā

purīre namaskāra kari’ uṭhiyā calilā

Translation

After saying this, the Lord called for Govinda. Offering obeisances to Paramānanda Purī, He got up and began to leave.

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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 Lord Offers Respect Before Leaving

  1. 1

    The Lord called for Govinda before beginning to leave.

  2. 2

    He offered obeisances to Paramānanda Purī. His departure was accompanied by an expression of respect.

  3. 3

    Paramānanda Purī then approached Him humbly and persuaded Him to sit down.

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. eta bali’saying this
  2. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. yadiwhen
  4. govinde bolāilācalled for Govinda
  5. purīreto Paramānanda Purī
  6. namaskāra kari’offering respect
  7. uṭhiyā calilāgot up and began to go away
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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”

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

How can I show respect even when I am preparing to leave?

Practice

Before leaving a conversation today, offer a sincere word of respect or thanks.

Live this todayThe Lord Offers Respect Before LeavingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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