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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 4.52

প্রভু আসি’ প্রতিদিন মিলেন দুইজনে ।

ইষ্টগোষ্ঠী, কৃষ্ণকথা কহে কতক্ষণে ॥ ৫২ ॥

prabhu āsi’ prati-dina milena dui-jane

iṣṭa-goṣṭhī, kṛṣṇa-kathā kahe kata-kṣaṇe

Translation

Every day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would go there to meet these two stalwart devotees and discuss topics of Kṛṣṇa with them for some time.

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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.

Make Time for Topics of Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visits the two stalwart devotees every day.

  2. 2

    During these meetings, He discusses topics of Kṛṣṇa with them.

  3. 3

    He spends some time in these discussions each day, making Kṛṣṇa-centered conversation a regular part of their association.

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:

When Sanātana Gosvāmī came to Jagannātha Purī, he stayed under the care of Haridāsa Ṭhākura for some time, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very happy to see him. The Lord informed Sanātana Gosvāmī about the death of his younger brother Anupama, who had great faith in the lotus feet of Lord Rāmacandra.
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. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  2. āsi’coming
  3. prati-dinaevery day
  4. milena dui-janemeets both of them
  5. iṣṭa-goṣṭhīdiscussion
  6. kṛṣṇa-kathātopics of Lord Kṛṣṇa
  7. kahespeaks
  8. kata-kṣaṇefor some time
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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: “discuss”, “association”, “conversation”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Where could I make room for a daily discussion about Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Discuss one teaching about Kṛṣṇa from this batch with someone today.

Live this todayMake Time for Topics of KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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