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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 20.112

ষষ্ঠে — রঘুনাথ-দাস প্রভুরে মিলিলা ।

নিত্যানন্দ-আজ্ঞায় চিড়া-মহোৎসব কৈলা ॥ ১১২ ॥

ṣaṣṭhe — raghunātha-dāsa prabhure mililā

nityānanda-ājñāya ciḍā-mahotsava kailā

Translation

The sixth chapter describes how Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī met Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and performed the chipped rice festival in accordance with Nityānanda Prabhu’s order.

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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.

Service in Accordance With Nityānanda Prabhu’s Order

  1. 1

    The sixth chapter describes Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī meeting Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    It also describes his performance of the chipped rice festival.

  3. 3

    He performed the festival in accordance with Nityānanda Prabhu’s order.

How it feels

Unconditional devotion. Eight prayers move from cleansing the heart to love that endures even without reciprocation.

The mood of Antya 20 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 20: The Śikṣāṣṭaka Prayers

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

For the twelve years Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu lived at Jagannātha Purī, He relished the taste of reciting such transcendental verses. Altogether the Lord was present in this mortal world for forty-eight years.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 20
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ṣaṣṭhein the sixth chapter
  2. raghunātha-dāsaRaghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī
  3. prabhure mililāmet Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. nityānanda-ājñāyaby the order of Nityānanda Prabhu
  5. ciḍā-mahotsava kailāperformed the festival of chipped rice
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “festival”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī’s following an order invite you to reflect on?

Practice

Identify one devotional instruction you have received and take one small step to follow it today.

Live this todayService in Accordance With Nityānanda Prabhu’s OrderThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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