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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 4: Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī

Antya 4.222 Antya 4.224

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.223

রূপ-গোসাঞি কৈলা ‘রসামৃতসিন্ধু’ সার ।

কৃষ্ণভক্তি-রসের যাহাঁ পাইয়ে বিস্তার ॥ ২২৩ ॥

rūpa-gosāñi kailā ‘rasāmṛta-sindhu’ sāra

kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rasera yāhāṅ pāiye vistāra

Translation

Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī also wrote many books, the most famous of which is the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu. From that book one can understand the essence of devotional service to Kṛṣṇa and the transcendental mellows one can derive from such service.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Learning the Essence of Devotional Service

1
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī wrote many books, of which Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu is the most famous.
2
This book teaches the essence of devotional service to Kṛṣṇa.
3
It also explains the transcendental mellows, or spiritual tastes, that one can derive from such service.

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

Antya 4: Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī

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

In this way he completely retired and returned to Vṛndāvana to meet Sanātana Gosvāmī. After narrating these incidents, Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī has given a list of the main books of Sanātana Gosvāmī, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Jīva Gosvāmī.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

rūpa-gosāñiŚrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī
kailācompiled
rasāmṛta-sindhuthe book known as Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu
sārathe essence of knowledge in devotional service
kṛṣṇa-bhakti-raseraof the transcendental mellows in devotional service
yāhāṅwherein
pāiyewe can get
vistāraelaboration

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

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: “service”
Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “mellows”

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Live it

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Ask yourself

What would I like to understand more clearly about devotional service to Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Write one question about devotional service that you would like to explore when studying Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu.

Live this todayLearning the Essence of Devotional ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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