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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
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.18

হিরণ্যদাস মুলুক নিল ‘মক্ররি’ করিয়া ।

তার অধিকার গেল, মরে সে দেখিয়া ॥ ১৮ ॥

hiraṇya-dāsa muluka nila ‘makrari’ kariyā

tāra adhikāra gela, mare se dekhiyā

Translation

When Hiraṇya dāsa, Raghunātha dāsa’s uncle, made an agreement with the government to collect taxes, the Muslim caudhurī, or tax collector, having lost his position, became extremely envious of him.

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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.

Losing Position Can Stir Envy

  1. 1

    Hiraṇya dāsa was Raghunātha dāsa’s uncle.

  2. 2

    He made an agreement with the government to collect taxes.

  3. 3

    The Muslim caudhurī, or tax collector, lost his position and became extremely envious of Hiraṇya dāsa.

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:

In the meantime, however, a Muslim official became envious of Hiraṇya dāsa, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī’s uncle, and induced some big official court minister to have him arrested. Thus Hiraṇya dāsa left his home, but by the intelligence of Raghunātha dāsa the misunderstanding was mitigated.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. hiraṇya-dāsathe uncle of Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī
  2. muluka nilatook charge of the country
  3. makrari kariyāby some agreement
  4. tāra adhikāra gelathe Muslim caudhurī lost his position
  5. mare se dekhiyābecame extremely envious of Hiraṇya dāsa
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do I respond when someone else receives a position I wanted to keep?

Practice

Notice one feeling of envy today and quietly name the loss or disappointment behind it.

Live this todayLosing Position Can Stir EnvyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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