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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 4.96Antya 4.98

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.97

ভক্তিসিদ্ধান্ত, শাস্ত্র-আচার-নির্ণয় ।

তোমা-দ্বারে করাইবেন, বুঝিলুঁ আশয় ॥ ৯৭ ॥

bhakti-siddhānta, śāstra-ācāra-nirṇaya

tomā-dvāre karāibena, bujhiluṅ āśaya

Translation

“I can understand from the words of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu that He wants you to write books about the conclusive decision of devotional service and about the regulative principles ascertained from the revealed scriptures.

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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.

Ground Devotional Teaching in Revealed Scripture

  1. 1

    Haridāsa Ṭhākura understands from Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s words that He wants Sanātana Gosvāmī to write books.

  2. 2

    These books are to explain the conclusive decision of devotional service.

  3. 3

    They are also to explain regulative principles ascertained from the revealed scriptures. Scripture is the basis for these teachings.

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
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. bhakti-siddhāntaconclusive decision in devotional service
  2. śāstraaccording to the scriptural injunctions
  3. ācāra-nirṇayaascertainment of behavior
  4. tomā-dvāreby you
  5. karāibenawill cause to be done
  6. bujhiluṅI can understand
  7. āśayaHis desire
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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”

  • 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: “haridāsa”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I give more attention to the scriptural basis of devotional practice?

Practice

Write down the two subjects Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wants these books to explain.

Live this todayGround Devotional Teaching in Revealed ScriptureThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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