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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 4.213

এইমতে সনাতন বৃন্দাবনে আইলা ।

পাছে আসি’ রূপ-গোসাঞি তাঁহারে মিলিলা ॥ ২১৩ ॥

ei-mate sanātana vṛndāvane āilā

pāche āsi’ rūpa-gosāñi tāṅhāre mililā

Translation

In this way Sanātana Gosvāmī reached Vṛndāvana. Later Rūpa Gosvāmī came and met him.

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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.

Sanātana and Rūpa Meet in Vṛndāvana

  1. 1

    Sanātana Gosvāmī reached Vṛndāvana after his journey.

  2. 2

    Rūpa Gosvāmī came later and met him there.

  3. 3

    Their meeting brought the brothers together in the place where they would carry out Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s will.

How it feels

Despair met with care. Sanātana’s wish to die is interrupted by the Lord’s protective insistence on his future service.

The mood of Antya 4 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 4: Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī

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

After meeting Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī also returned to Bengal, where he remained for one year. Whatever money he owned, he distributed among his relatives, the brāhmaṇas and the temples.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 4
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ei-matein this way
  2. sanātanaSanātana Gosvāmī
  3. vṛndāvane āilācame to Vṛndāvana
  4. pāche āsi’coming after
  5. rūpa-gosāñiŚrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī
  6. tāṅhārehim
  7. mililāmet
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “vṛndāvana”

  • 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: “together”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do you appreciate about the brothers coming together for a shared devotional purpose?

Practice

Read this verse together with the account of the brothers staying in Vṛndāvana, and note their shared purpose.

Live this todaySanātana and Rūpa Meet in VṛndāvanaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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