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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 5.11

তবে প্রদ্যুম্ন-মিশ্র গেলা রামানন্দের স্থানে ।

রায়ের সেবক তাঁরে বসাইল আসনে ॥ ১১ ॥

tabe pradyumna-miśra gelā rāmānandera sthāne

rāyera sevaka tāṅre vasāila āsane

Translation

Pradyumna Miśra, being thus advised by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, went to the home of Rāmānanda Rāya. There the servant of Rāmānanda Rāya gave him a proper place to sit down.

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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.

Act on Guidance and Welcome Others

  1. 1

    Pradyumna Miśra acts on the advice of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    He goes to the home of Rāmānanda Rāya, following that guidance in his desire to hear about Kṛṣṇa.

  3. 3

    Rāmānanda Rāya’s servant welcomes him by giving him a proper place to sit.

How it feels

Humility and discernment. The Lord directs a seeker to Rāmānanda and clarifies genuine spiritual qualification.

The mood of Antya 5 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 5: How Pradyumna Miśra Received Instructions from Rāmānanda Rāya

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Pradyumna Miśra, a resident of Śrīhaṭṭa, came to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to hear from Him about Lord Kṛṣṇa and His pastimes. The Lord, however, sent him to Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 5
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tabethereafter
  2. pradyumna-miśraPradyumna Miśra
  3. gelāwent
  4. rāmānandera sthāneto the place of Rāmānanda Rāya
  5. rāyera sevakathe servant of Rāmānanda Rāya
  6. tāṅreunto him
  7. vasāila āsanegave a sitting place
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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: “servant”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you put helpful devotional guidance into action?

Practice

Offer someone a comfortable place to sit when welcoming them today.

Live this todayAct on Guidance and Welcome OthersThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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