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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 4: Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī

Antya 4.48 Antya 4.50

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.49

কৃষ্ণভক্তিরসে দুঁহে পরম প্রধান ।

কৃষ্ণরস আস্বাদন কর, লহ কৃষ্ণনাম ।।” ৪৯ ।। ॥ ৪৯ ॥

kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rase duṅhe parama pradhāna

kṛṣṇa-rasa āsvādana kara, laha kṛṣṇa-nāma”

Translation

“Both of you are expert in understanding the mellows of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s devotional service. Therefore you should both continue relishing the taste for such activities and chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.”

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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.

Relish Devotional Service and Chant

1
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu recognizes both devotees as expert in understanding the mellows, or tastes, of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s devotional service.
2
He encourages them to continue relishing the taste of devotional activities.
3
He also asks them to continue chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. His instruction joins devotional service with chanting.

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:

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 summary Back to this verse in Antya 4

Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

kṛṣṇaof Lord Kṛṣṇa
bhakti-rasein the transcendental mellow of devotional service
duṅheboth of you
parama pradhānahighly expert
kṛṣṇa-rasathe transcendental taste of Kṛṣṇa
āsvādanarelishing
karado
laha kṛṣṇa-nāmachanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa

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”
Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “chanting”

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

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I give more attention to chanting and the taste of devotional service?

Practice

Set aside a few quiet minutes today to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.

Live this todayRelish Devotional Service and ChantThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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