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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.153

একশত মুদ্রা আর সোণা তোলা-দ্বয় ।

পণ্ডিতের আগে দিল করিয়া বিনয় ॥ ১৫৩ ॥

eka-śata mudrā āra soṇā tolā-dvaya

paṇḍitera āge dila kariyā vinaya

Translation

With great humility, Raghunātha dāsa placed one hundred gold coins and about two tolās of gold before Rāghava Paṇḍita for all the other devotees.

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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.

Giving With Great Humility

  1. 1

    Raghunātha dāsa placed one hundred gold coins and about two tolās of gold before Rāghava Paṇḍita.

  2. 2

    The offering was intended for all the other devotees.

  3. 3

    He gave with great humility. His manner of giving is an important part of the description.

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:

Not touching the general path, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī secretly went to Jagannātha Purī. After twelve days, he arrived in Jagannātha Purī at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. eka-śata mudrāone hundred coins
  2. āraand
  3. soṇāgold
  4. tolā-dvayatwo tolās
  5. paṇḍitera āgebefore Rāghava Paṇḍita
  6. dilapresented
  7. kariyā vinayawith great humility
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Dainya & humility · Making room for grace

    The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “humility”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I offer help to devotees with greater humility?

Practice

Make one small offering or offer practical help to a devotee today, without seeking recognition.

Live this todayGiving With Great HumilityThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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