1 · Learn4 of 6 · 5 min

Study a Verse

Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.

Or browse by līlā and chapter

Antya-līlā · 20 chapters

1234567891011121314151617181920
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.
Read the full guide: how to read Caitanya Caritamrta ›
Antya-līlā · Chapter 4: Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī
Antya 4.42Antya 4.44

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.43

তবে আমি-দুঁহে তারে আলিঙ্গন কৈলুঁ ।

‘সাধু, দৃঢ়ভক্তি তোমার’ — কহি’ প্রশংসিলুঁ ॥ ৪৩ ॥

tabe āmi-duṅhe tāre āliṅgana kailuṅ

‘sādhu, dṛḍha-bhakti tomāra ’ — kahi’ praśaṁsiluṅ

Translation

“Upon hearing this, we each embraced him and encouraged him by saying, ‘You are a great saintly devotee, for your determination in devotional service is fixed.’ In this way we praised him.

Read this verse on Vedabase.io

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

1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Honor Fixed Determination in Devotional Service

  1. 1

    Both listeners embrace the devotee after hearing his heartfelt words.

  2. 2

    They call him a great saintly devotee because his determination in devotional service is fixed.

  3. 3

    Their praise encourages him in his steady devotion.

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:

I want you to preach the cult of devotional service and go to Vṛndāvana to excavate the lost holy places.” After having thus spoken, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left, and Haridāsa Ṭhākura and Sanātana Gosvāmī had many talks about this subject.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 4
2

Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tabeat that time
  2. āmi-duṅheboth of us
  3. tārehim
  4. āliṅgana kailuṅembraced
  5. sādhuvery good
  6. dṛḍhavery determined
  7. bhaktidevotion
  8. tomārayour
  9. kahi’saying
  10. praśaṁsiluṅwe praised
3

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “embraced”

  • 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”

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “saintly”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

4

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I recognize and encourage steadiness in another person’s devotional service?

Practice

Offer one sincere word of encouragement to someone who is steady in devotional service.

Live this todayHonor Fixed Determination in Devotional ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

Ask Caitanya CaritamrtaHave a question about CC Antya 4.43? Get an answer from the verses themselves.
  1. Learn
  2. Live
  3. Lead
Next in Learn · 5 of 9 · 2 minAsk Caitanya CaritamrtaBring your own question. Get an answer drawn only from the book's translations, with every verse shown.Back · LearnLīlās & chapters