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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 20: The Śikṣāṣṭaka Prayers
Antya 20.118Antya 20.120

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 20.119

একাদশে — হরিদাস-ঠাকুরের নির্যাণ ।

ভক্ত-বাৎসল্য যাহাঁ দেখাইলা গৌর ভগবান্ ॥ ১১৯ ॥

ekādaśe — haridāsa-ṭhākurera niryāṇa

bhakta-vātsalya yāhāṅ dekhāilā gaura bhagavān

Translation

The eleventh chapter describes the disappearance of Haridāsa Ṭhākura and how Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, showed His affection for His devotees.

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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 Supreme Lord Shows His Affection

  1. 1

    The eleventh chapter describes the disappearance of Haridāsa Ṭhākura.

  2. 2

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is identified here as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

  3. 3

    The chapter shows how He expressed His affection for His devotees.

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:

Altogether the Lord was present in this mortal world for forty-eight years. After hinting about the Lord’s disappearance, the author of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta gives a short description of the entire Antya-līlā and then ends his book.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ekādaśein the eleventh chapter
  2. haridāsa-ṭhākurera niryāṇathe disappearance of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura
  3. bhakta-vātsalyaaffection for the devotees
  4. yāhāṅwherein
  5. dekhāilāexhibited
  6. gaura bhagavānŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
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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: “haridāsa”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the Lord’s affection for His devotees shape your understanding of Him?

Practice

Spend a quiet minute reflecting on the words “showed His affection for His devotees.”

Live this todayThe Supreme Lord Shows His AffectionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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