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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
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.89

চৈতন্যচরিতামৃত নিত্য কর পান ।

যাহা হৈতে ‘প্রেমানন্দ’, ‘ভক্তিতত্ত্ব-জ্ঞান’ ॥ ৮৯ ॥

caitanya-caritāmṛta nitya kara pāna

yāhā haite ‘premānanda’, ‘bhakti-tattva-jñāna’

Translation

O devotees, relish daily the nectar of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta and the pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, for by doing so one can merge in transcendental bliss and attain full knowledge of devotional service.

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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.

Relish Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta Daily

  1. 1

    Devotees are invited to relish the nectar of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta every day.

  2. 2

    Relishing the pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu can immerse one in transcendental bliss.

  3. 3

    This daily relishing also leads to full knowledge of devotional service.

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:

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.

  1. caitanya-caritāmṛtathis transcendental literature known as Caitanya-caritāmṛta
  2. nityadaily
  3. kara pānado relish
  4. yāhā haiteby which
  5. prema-ānandatranscendental bliss
  6. bhakti-tattva-jñānatranscendental knowledge in devotional service
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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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I make my daily reading a time of thoughtful relishing rather than simply finishing a passage?

Practice

Set aside five minutes today to read and reflect on a passage of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta.

Live this todayRelish Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta DailyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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