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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 6: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī

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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.11

এই দুই জনার সৌভাগ্য কহন না যায় ।

প্রভুর ‘অন্তরঙ্গ’ বলি’ যাঁরে লোকে গায় ॥ ১১ ॥

ei dui janāra saubhāgya kahana nā yāya

prabhura ‘antaraṅga’ bali’ yāṅre loke gāya

Translation

To describe the fortunate position of Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī is extremely difficult. They were renowned as intimately confidential friends of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Fortune of Intimate Devotional Friendship

1
The fortunate position of Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī is extremely difficult to describe.
2
They were renowned as intimately confidential friends of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
3
The preceding descriptions of their help show the closeness of their service to the Lord.

How it feels

Longing fulfilled. Raghunātha’s sustained desire for the Lord culminates in arrival, shelter, and renunciation.

The mood of Antya 6 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Antya 6: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī

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

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went into transcendental fits of ecstatic love, Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī attended to Him and satisfied Him as He desired. Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī had been attempting to come to the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for a long time, and finally he left his home and met the Lord.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

ei dui janāraof these two personalities
saubhāgyafortune
kahana nā yāyacannot be described
prabhuraof Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
antaraṅgavery intimate and confidential associates
bali’as
yāṅrewhom
lokepeople
gāyasay

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 does their service help me understand why their position was so fortunate?

Practice

Write one sentence appreciating the confidential service of Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī.

Live this todayThe Fortune of Intimate Devotional FriendshipThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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