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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 5: How Pradyumna Miśra Received Instructions from Rāmānanda Rāya
Antya 5.158Antya 5.160

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.159

এই ত’ কহিলুঁ প্রদ্যুম্নমিশ্র-বিবরণ ।

প্রভুর আজ্ঞায় কৈল কৃষ্ণকথার শ্রবণ ॥ ১৫৯ ॥

ei ta’ kahiluṅ pradyumna-miśra-vivaraṇa

prabhura ājñāya kaila kṛṣṇa-kathāra śravaṇa

Translation

I have thus described the narration concerning Pradyumna Miśra and how, following the order of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he listened to discourses about Kṛṣṇa spoken by Rāmānanda Rāya.

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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.

Follow Guidance and Hear About Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Pradyumna Miśra followed the order of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    Following that order, he listened to discourses about Kṛṣṇa spoken by Rāmānanda Rāya.

  3. 3

    The narration highlights both the guidance Pradyumna Miśra received and his willingness to hear.

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:

Although Svarūpa Dāmodara condemned the entire drama, by reference to secondary meanings of the introductory verse he nevertheless satisfied the brāhmaṇa. That brāhmaṇa poet thus became greatly obliged to Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, renounced his family connections and stayed at Jagannātha Purī with the associates of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ei ta’ kahiluṅthus I have described
  2. pradyumna-miśra-vivaraṇathe descriptive narration of Pradyumna Miśra
  3. prabhura ājñāyaon the order of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. kailadid
  5. kṛṣṇa-kathāra śravaṇalistening to discourses on topics concerning Kṛṣṇa
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you give more attentive hearing to discourses about Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Set aside five minutes today to listen attentively to a discourse about Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayFollow Guidance and Hear About KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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