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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 5.86 Antya 5.88

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.87

শ্রীরূপ-দ্বারা ব্রজের প্রেম-রস-লীলা ।

কে বুঝিতে পারে গম্ভীর চৈতন্যের খেলা ? ৮৭ ।। ॥ ৮৭ ॥

śrī-rūpa-dvārā vrajera prema-rasa-līlā

ke bujhite pāre gambhīra caitanyera khelā?

Translation

Also, the Lord fully exhibited the ecstatic love and transcendental pastimes of Vṛndāvana through Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī. Considering all this, who can understand the deep plans of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord's Deep Plans Inspire Wonder

1
Through Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, the Lord fully exhibited ecstatic love.
2
He also revealed the transcendental pastimes of Vṛndāvana through Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.
3
Considering how the Lord reveals spiritual treasures through His devotees, the verse asks who can understand His deep plans.

How it feels

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

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Antya 5: How Pradyumna Miśra Received Instructions from Rāmānanda Rāya

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

Then Pradyumna Miśra went to see Rāmānanda Rāya again to hear about the transcendental truth from him. A brāhmaṇa from Bengal composed a drama about the activities of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and went to Jagannātha Purī to show it to the associates of the Lord.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

śrī-rūpa-dvārāthrough Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī
vrajeraof Vṛndāvana
prema-rasa-līlādescription of ecstatic love and pastimes
kewho
bujhite pārecan understand
gambhīradeep
caitanyera khelāthe activities of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “ecstatic love”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Can I approach the Lord's deep plans with wonder rather than assuming I fully understand them?

Practice

Reread this translation slowly and pause at its closing question.

Live this todayThe Lord's Deep Plans Inspire WonderThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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