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  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
Antya 6.326Antya 6.328

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.327

মহাসম্পদ্দাবাদপি পতিতমুদ্ধৃত্য কৃপয়া স্বরূপে যঃ স্বীয়ে কুজনমপি মাং ন্যস্য মুদিতঃ ।

উরোগুঞ্জাহারং প্রিয়মপি চ গোবর্ধনশিলাং দদৌ মে গৌরাঙ্গো হৃদয় উদয়ন্মাং মদয়তি ॥ ৩২৭ ॥

mahā-sampad-dāvād api patitam uddhṛtya kṛpayā

svarūpe yaḥ svīye kujanam api māṁ nyasya muditaḥ

uro-guñjā-hāraṁ priyam api ca govardhana-śilāṁ

dadau me gaurāṅgo hṛdaya udayan māṁ madayati

Translation

“Although I am a fallen soul, the lowest of men, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu delivered me from the blazing forest fire of great material opulence by His mercy. He handed me over in great pleasure to Svarūpa Dāmodara, His personal associate. The Lord also gave me the garland of small conchshells that He wore on His chest and a stone from Govardhana Hill, although they were very dear to Him. That same Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu awakens within my heart and makes me mad after Him.”

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
Lives touched by mercyRaghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī · step 5, Fruit: Steady renounced service
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord’s Mercy Awakens Loving Longing

  1. 1

    Raghunātha dāsa calls himself a fallen soul, the lowest of men. He credits Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mercy with delivering him from the blazing forest fire of great material opulence.

  2. 2

    The Lord joyfully entrusted him to His personal associate, Svarūpa Dāmodara. He also gave him His cherished garland of small conchshells and a stone from Govardhana Hill.

  3. 3

    Raghunātha says that this same Lord awakens within his heart and makes him mad after Him. His account of deliverance expresses deep longing for the Lord.

Key points from the purport
  • This verse is from Śrī Gaurāṅga-stava-kalpavṛkṣa (11), written by Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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:

Understanding that Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī was living by begging from the chatras, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu presented him with His own guñjā-mālā and a stone from Govardhana Hill. Thereafter, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī used to eat rejected food that he had collected and washed.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. mahā-sampatof profuse material opulence
  2. dāvātfrom a forest fire
  3. apialthough
  4. patitamfallen
  5. uddhṛtyadelivering
  6. kṛpayāby mercy
  7. svarūpeunto Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī
  8. yaḥHe who (Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu)
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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: “mercy”, “delivered”, “delivering”

  • Dainya & humility · Making room for grace

    The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “fallen”, “lowest”

  • 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: “associate”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which expression of the Lord’s mercy in Raghunātha’s account most moves you?

Practice

Choose one gift of mercy described here and spend a minute reflecting on Raghunātha’s gratitude for it.

Live this todayThe Lord’s Mercy Awakens Loving LongingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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