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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 6: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī
Antya 6.167Antya 6.169

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.168

অর্ধপথে রঘুনাথ কহে গুরুর চরণে ।

“আমি সেই বিপ্রে সাধি’ পাঠাইমু তোমা স্থানে ॥ ১৬৮ ॥

ardha-pathe raghunātha kahe gurura caraṇe

“āmi sei vipre sādhi’ pāṭhāimu tomā sthāne

Translation

Halfway along the path, Raghunātha dāsa submitted at the lotus feet of his spiritual master, “I shall go to the home of that brāhmaṇa, induce him to return, and send him to your home.

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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.

Offer Specific Help With Humility

  1. 1

    Halfway along the path, Raghunātha dāsa made a submission at his spiritual master’s lotus feet.

  2. 2

    He offered to go to the brāhmaṇa’s home and induce him to return.

  3. 3

    His proposal was specific: he would send the brāhmaṇa to Yadunandana Ācārya’s home.

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ardha-pathehalfway along the path
  2. raghunātha kaheRaghunātha dāsa said
  3. gurura caraṇeunto the lotus feet of his spiritual master
  4. āmiI
  5. seithat
  6. viprebrāhmaṇa
  7. sādhi’inducing
  8. pāṭhāimushall send
  9. tomā sthāneto your place
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “lotus feet”

  • 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: “offered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When I offer help, do I clearly explain what I am willing to do?

Practice

Make one humble, specific offer to help with a devotional task today.

Live this todayOffer Specific Help With HumilityThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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