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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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Antya-līlā · Chapter 6: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.3

এইমত গৌরচন্দ্র ভক্তগণ-সঙ্গে ।

নীলাচলে নানা লীলা করে নানা-রঙ্গে ॥ ৩ ॥

ei-mata gauracandra bhakta-gaṇa-saṅge

nīlācale nānā līlā kare nānā-raṅge

Translation

Thus Lord Gauracandra performed various pastimes with His associates at Jagannātha Purī in varieties of transcendental pleasure.

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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.

The Lord shares transcendental pleasure

  1. 1

    Lord Gauracandra performed various pastimes at Jagannātha Purī.

  2. 2

    His associates participated in these pastimes with Him.

  3. 3

    These pastimes contained varieties of transcendental pleasure.

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:

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went into transcendental fits of ecstatic love, Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī attended to Him and satisfied Him as He desired. Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī had been attempting to come to the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for a long time, and finally he left his home and met the Lord.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ei-matain this way
  2. gauracandraLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. bhakta-gaṇa-saṅgewith His associates
  4. nīlācaleat Nīlācala (Jagannātha Purī)
  5. nānāvarious
  6. līlāpastimes
  7. kareperforms
  8. nānā-raṅgein varieties of transcendental pleasure
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “associates”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about the Lord enjoying pastimes with His associates?

Practice

Pause for one minute to reflect on the transcendental pleasure shared by Lord Gauracandra and His associates.

Live this todayThe Lord shares transcendental pleasureThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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