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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.

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Antya-līlā · Chapter 20: The Śikṣāṣṭaka Prayers

Antya 20.154 Antya 20.156

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 20.155

শ্রীমন্মদনগোপাল-গোবিন্দদেব-তুষ্টয়ে ।

চৈতন্যার্পিতমস্ত্বেতচ্চৈতন্যচরিতামৃতম্ ॥ ১৫৫ ॥

śrīman-madana-gopāla-

govindadeva-tuṣṭaye

caitanyārpitam astv etac

caitanya-caritāmṛtam

Translation

Since this book, Caitanya-caritāmṛta, is now complete, having been written for the satisfaction of the most opulent Deities Madana-mohanajī and Govindajī, let it be offered at the lotus feet of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanyadeva.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Offer the Completed Work to the Lord

1
Caitanya-caritāmṛta is now complete.
2
It was written for the satisfaction of the most opulent Deities Madana-mohanajī and Govindajī.
3
The author asks that the completed book be offered at the lotus feet of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanyadeva.

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

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.

śrīmatall-beautiful
madana-gopālaof the Madana-mohana Deity
govinda-devaof the Śrī Govindadeva Deity in Vṛndāvana
tuṣṭayefor the satisfaction
caitanya-arpitamoffered to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
astulet it be
etatthis book
caitanya-caritāmṛtamcontaining the nectarean activities of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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”
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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I approach my devotional study as an offering for the Lord’s satisfaction?

Practice

After today’s reading, offer your study in a short prayer at the lotus feet of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanyadeva.

Live this todayOffer the Completed Work to the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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