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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 2.75

বর্ষান্তরে শিবানন্দ লঞা ভক্তগণ ।

নীলাচলে দেখে যাঞা প্রভুর চরণ ॥ ৭৫ ॥

varṣāntare śivānanda lañā bhakta-gaṇa

nīlācale dekhe yāñā prabhura caraṇa

Translation

The next year, Śivānanda went to Jagannātha Purī with all the other devotees to see the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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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.

Seeking the Lord’s Company With Devotees

  1. 1

    The next year, Śivānanda went to Jagannātha Purī.

  2. 2

    He traveled with all the other devotees.

  3. 3

    Their purpose was to see the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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:

A devotee named Bhagavān Ācārya was exceptionally faithful to the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Nevertheless, his brother, Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Ācārya, discoursed upon the commentary of impersonalism (Māyāvāda).
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. varṣa-antarethe next year
  2. śivānandaŚivānanda Sena
  3. lañātaking
  4. bhakta-gaṇaall the devotees
  5. nīlācaleat Jagannātha Purī
  6. dekhesees
  7. yāñāgoing
  8. prabhura caraṇathe lotus feet of the Lord
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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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can being with devotees help me keep my attention on Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

Practice

Arrange a small opportunity to join another devotee in remembering Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu today.

Live this todaySeeking the Lord’s Company With DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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