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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 4: Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī
Antya 4.233Antya 4.235

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.234

আজ্ঞা দিলা, — “শীঘ্র তুমি যাহ বৃন্দাবনে ।

তোমার বংশে প্রভু দিয়াছেন সেইস্থানে ॥ ২৩৪ ॥

ājñā dilā, — “śīghra tumi yāha vṛndāvane

tomāra vaṁśe prabhu diyāchena sei-sthāne

Translation

Lord Nityānanda Prabhu ordered, “Yes, go soon to Vṛndāvana. That place has been awarded to your family, to your father and uncles, by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and therefore you must go there immediately.”

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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.

A Clear Direction to Serve in Vṛndāvana

  1. 1

    Lord Nityānanda Prabhu ordered Jīva Gosvāmī to go soon to Vṛndāvana.

  2. 2

    He explained that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had awarded that place to Jīva Gosvāmī’s family, including his father and uncles.

  3. 3

    Nityānanda Prabhu emphasized that Jīva Gosvāmī should go there immediately.

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:

The Lord ordered Sanātana Gosvāmī to stay with Him for that year, and the next year, after seeing the Ratha-yātrā festival, he left Puruṣottama-kṣetra and returned to Vṛndāvana. After meeting Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī also returned to Bengal, where he remained for one year.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ājñā dilāHe gave orders
  2. śīghravery soon
  3. tumiyou
  4. yāhago
  5. vṛndāvaneto Vṛndāvana
  6. tomārayour
  7. vaṁśeto the family
  8. prabhuLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  9. diyāchenahas given
  10. sei-sthānethat place
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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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What helps you act promptly when you receive clear guidance for devotional service?

Practice

Take one small step today toward a devotional task for which you have already received guidance.

Live this todayA Clear Direction to Serve in VṛndāvanaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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