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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 6.231

প্রভুর আগে স্বরূপ নিবেদিলা আর দিনে ।

রঘুনাথ নিবেদয় প্রভুর চরণে ॥ ২৩১ ॥

prabhura āge svarūpa nivedilā āra dine

raghunātha nivedaya prabhura caraṇe

Translation

The next day, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī submitted to Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, “Raghunātha dāsa has this to say at Your lotus feet.

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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.

Help Another Seek the Lord’s Instruction

  1. 1

    The next day, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī brought Raghunātha dāsa’s request to Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    He introduced the request as something Raghunātha dāsa wished to say at the Lord’s lotus feet.

  3. 3

    Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī helped Raghunātha dāsa’s desire for guidance reach the Lord.

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. prabhura āgein front of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  2. svarūpaSvarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī
  3. nivedilāsubmitted
  4. āra dineon the next day
  5. raghunātha nivedayaRaghunātha dāsa inquires
  6. prabhura caraṇeat the lotus feet of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
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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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How carefully do I listen when someone asks for help seeking spiritual guidance?

Practice

Offer to help someone express a question about devotional practice, keeping their meaning intact.

Live this todayHelp Another Seek the Lord’s InstructionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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