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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 6.235

তথাপি আমার আজ্ঞায় শ্রদ্ধা যদি হয় ।

আমার এই বাক্যে তবে করিহ নিশ্চয় ॥ ২৩৫ ॥

tathāpi āmāra ājñāya śraddhā yadi haya

āmāra ei vākye tabe kariha niścaya

Translation

“Nevertheless, if you want to take instructions from Me with faith and love, you may ascertain your duties from the following words.

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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.

Receive instructions with faith and love

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu agrees to give instructions to Raghunātha dāsa.

  2. 2

    He speaks of receiving those instructions with faith and love.

  3. 3

    His following words will help Raghunātha dāsa ascertain his duties.

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:

Later he lived by taking alms from various chatras, or food distributing centers. When Raghunātha’s father received news of this, he sent some men and money, but Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī refused to accept the money.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tathāpistill
  2. āmāra ājñāyain My instruction
  3. śraddhāfaith
  4. yadiif
  5. hayathere is
  6. āmāraMy
  7. eithese
  8. vākyeby words
  9. tabethen
  10. kariha niścayayou can ascertain
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “love”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I bring more faith and love to receiving devotional instruction?

Practice

Read the following instructions slowly, with the intention of putting one into practice today.

Live this todayReceive instructions with faith and loveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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