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  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 6: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī
Antya 6.146Antya 6.148

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.147

তাঁরে নিষেধিলা, — “প্রভুরে এবে না কহিবা ।

নিজ-ঘরে যাবেন যবে তবে নিবেদিবা ।।” ১৪৭ ।। ॥ ১৪৭ ॥

tāṅre niṣedhilā, — “prabhure ebe nā kahibā

nija-ghare yābena yabe tabe nivedibā”

Translation

Raghunātha dāsa admonished the treasurer, “Do not speak about this to Lord Nityānanda Prabhu now, but when He returns home, kindly inform Him about this presentation.”

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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.

Give Clear Instructions With an Offering

  1. 1

    Raghunātha dāsa instructed the treasurer not to mention the gift to Lord Nityānanda Prabhu immediately.

  2. 2

    He asked that Lord Nityānanda Prabhu be informed when He returned home.

  3. 3

    The presentation was private for the time being, but Raghunātha dāsa intended it to be reported later.

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

Further reading

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

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

The day after the festival, Nityānanda Prabhu gave Raghunātha dāsa the blessing that he would very soon attain the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. After this incident, Raghunātha dāsa, with the help of his priest, whose name was Yadunandana Ācārya, got out of his house by trickery and thus ran away.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tāṅrehim
  2. niṣedhilāhe forbade
  3. prabhureunto Lord Nityānanda Prabhu
  4. ebenow
  5. nā kahibādo not speak
  6. nija-ghareto His home
  7. yābenawill return
  8. yabewhen
  9. tabethen
  10. nivedibākindly inform Him
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Am I clear and considerate when entrusting a service to someone?

Practice

When asking someone to help with a service today, clearly state what is needed and when.

Live this todayGive Clear Instructions With an OfferingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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