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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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Antya-līlā · Chapter 2: The Chastisement of Junior Haridāsa
Antya 2.33Antya 2.36

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Antya 2.34-35

শচীর মন্দিরে, আর নিত্যানন্দ-নর্তনে ।

শ্রীবাস-কীর্তনে, আর রাঘব-ভবনে ॥ ৩৪ ॥

śacīra mandire, āra nityānanda-nartane

śrīvāsa-kīrtane, āra rāghava-bhavane

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu always appeared in four places — in the household temple of mother Śacī, in the places where Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu danced, in the house of Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita during congregational chanting, and in the house of Rāghava Paṇḍita. He appeared because of His attraction to the love of His devotees. That is His natural characteristic.

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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.

Devotees' Love Attracts His Presence

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu always appeared in the household temple of mother Śacī and in the places where Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu danced.

  2. 2

    He also appeared in the house of Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita during congregational chanting and in the house of Rāghava Paṇḍita.

  3. 3

    He appeared because He was attracted by His devotees' love. This attraction is His natural characteristic.

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:

Thus he described the glories of Nṛsiṁhānanda and other devotees. A devotee named Bhagavān Ācārya was exceptionally faithful to the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śacīra mandirein the household temple of mother Śacī
  2. āraand
  3. nityānanda-nartaneat the time of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu’s dancing
  4. śrīvāsa-kīrtaneat the time of congregational chanting headed by Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita
  5. āraand
  6. rāghava-bhavanein the house of Rāghava
  7. ei cāri ṭhāñiin these four places
  8. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “chanting”, “congregational”

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “love”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I bring more loving attention to my devotional practice?

Practice

Chant the holy name today with loving attention, remembering His attraction to His devotees' love.

Live this todayDevotees' Love Attracts His PresenceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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