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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 5.32Antya 5.34

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.33

আর দিন মিশ্র আইল প্রভু-বিদ্যমানে ।

প্রভু কহে, — ‘কৃষ্ণকথা শুনিলা রায়স্থানে ?’ ৩৩ ।। ॥ ৩৩ ॥

āra dina miśra āila prabhu-vidyamāne

prabhu kahe, — ‘kṛṣṇa-kathā śunilā rāya-sthāne’?

Translation

The next day, when Pradyumna Miśra arrived in the presence of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Lord inquired, “Have you heard talks about Kṛṣṇa from Śrī 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.

Hearing Talks About Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    The next day, Pradyumna Miśra came into the presence of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    The Lord asked whether he had heard talks about Kṛṣṇa from Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya.

  3. 3

    The Lord’s question focused on hearing about Kṛṣṇa, rather than merely making a visit.

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. āra dinathe next day
  2. miśraPradyumna Miśra
  3. āilacame
  4. prabhu-vidyamānein the presence of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  5. prabhu kaheŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu inquired
  6. kṛṣṇa-kathātalks about Kṛṣṇa
  7. śunilāhave you heard
  8. rāya-sthānefrom Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When I seek spiritual company, how much attention do I give to hearing about Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Spend a few minutes today reading aloud or hearing a passage about Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayHearing Talks About KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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