1 · Learn4 of 6 · 5 min

Study a Verse

Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.

Or browse by līlā and chapter

Antya-līlā · 20 chapters

1234567891011121314151617181920
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.
Read the full guide: how to read Caitanya Caritamrta ›
Antya-līlā · Chapter 6: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī
Antya 6.153Antya 6.155

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.154

তাঁর পদধূলি লঞা স্বগৃহে আইলা ।

নিত্যানন্দ-কৃপা পাঞা কৃতার্থ মানিলা ॥ ১৫৪ ॥

tāṅra pada-dhūli lañā svagṛhe āilā

nityānanda-kṛpā pāñā kṛtārtha mānilā

Translation

After taking dust from the feet of Rāghava Paṇḍita, Raghunātha dāsa returned to his home, feeling greatly obligated to Lord Nityānanda Prabhu because of having received His merciful benediction.

Read this verse on Vedabase.io

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

1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Receiving Mercy With Gratitude

  1. 1

    Raghunātha dāsa took dust from the feet of Rāghava Paṇḍita before returning home.

  2. 2

    He had received Lord Nityānanda Prabhu’s merciful benediction.

  3. 3

    He returned feeling greatly obligated to Lord Nityānanda Prabhu. Receiving mercy brought a deep sense of gratitude.

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.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
2

Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tāṅrahis
  2. pada-dhūlithe dust of the feet
  3. lañātaking
  4. sva-gṛhe āilāreturned to his home
  5. nityānanda-kṛpāthe mercy of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu
  6. pāñāgetting
  7. kṛtārtha mānilāhe felt greatly obligated
3

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “merciful”, “mercy”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

4

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What kindness or mercy have I received that deserves deeper gratitude?

Practice

Pause today to remember one kindness you have received and express your thanks.

Live this todayReceiving Mercy With GratitudeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

Ask Caitanya CaritamrtaHave a question about CC Antya 6.154? Get an answer from the verses themselves.
  1. Learn
  2. Live
  3. Lead
Next in Learn · 5 of 9 · 2 minAsk Caitanya CaritamrtaBring your own question. Get an answer drawn only from the book's translations, with every verse shown.Back · LearnLīlās & chapters