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1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 6.190 Antya 6.192

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.191

প্রভু কহেন, — ‘আইস’, তেঁহো ধরিলা চরণ ।

উঠি’ প্রভু কৃপায় তাঁরে কৈলা আলিঙ্গন ॥ ১৯১ ॥

prabhu kahena, — ‘āisa’, teṅho dharilā caraṇa

uṭhi’ prabhu kṛpāya tāṅre kailā āliṅgana

Translation

As soon as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard these words, He immediately welcomed Raghunātha dāsa. “Come here,” He said. Raghunātha dāsa then clasped the lotus feet of the Lord, but the Lord stood up and embraced him out of His causeless mercy.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord welcomes with causeless mercy

1
As soon as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard of Raghunātha dāsa’s arrival, He immediately welcomed him.
2
The Lord said, “Come here,” and Raghunātha dāsa clasped His lotus feet.
3
The Lord stood up and embraced him out of His causeless mercy.

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

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

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

After twelve days, he arrived in Jagannātha Purī at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu entrusted Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī to Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

prabhu kahenathe Lord said
āisacome here
teṅhohe
dharilā caraṇacaught His lotus feet
uṭhi’standing up
prabhuthe Lord
kṛpāyaout of mercy
tāṅrehim
kailā āliṅganaembraced

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: “mercy”, “embraced”
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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the Lord’s immediate welcome help you appreciate about His mercy?

Practice

Offer a short prayer of gratitude for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s causeless mercy.

Live this todayThe Lord welcomes with causeless mercyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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