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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 6.182

পত্রী দিয়া শিবানন্দে বার্তা পুছিল ।

শিবানন্দ কহে, — ‘তেঁহ এথা না আইল’ ॥ ১৮২ ॥

patrī diyā śivānande vārtā puchila

śivānanda kahe, — ‘teṅha ethā nā āila’

Translation

After delivering the letter, the men inquired from Śivānanda Sena about Raghunātha dāsa, but Śivānanda Sena replied, “He did not come here.”

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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.

Direct Inquiry Clarifies the Situation

  1. 1

    The men delivered the father’s letter to Śivānanda Sena.

  2. 2

    They then asked him about Raghunātha dāsa.

  3. 3

    Śivānanda Sena replied, “He did not come here.” His answer did not confirm the father’s belief.

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:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu entrusted Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī to Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī. Therefore another name for Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī is Svarūpera Raghu, or the Raghunātha of Svarūpa Dāmodara.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. patrīletter
  2. diyādelivering
  3. śivānandeunto Śivānanda Sena
  4. vārtānews
  5. puchilainquired
  6. śivānanda kaheŚivānanda said
  7. teṅhahe
  8. ethāhere
  9. nā āiladid not come
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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: “delivering”, “delivered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Am I willing to revise my understanding when a direct answer challenges it?

Practice

Give one clear, truthful answer today, keeping to what you actually know.

Live this todayDirect Inquiry Clarifies the SituationThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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