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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 6.61

রামদাস, সুন্দরানন্দ, দাস-গদাধর ।

মুরারি, কমলাকর, সদাশিব, পুরন্দর ॥ ৬১ ॥

rāmadāsa, sundarānanda, dāsa-gadādhara

murāri, kamalākara, sadāśiva, purandara

Translation

Among them were Rāmadāsa, Sundarānanda, Gadādhara dāsa, Murāri, Kamalākara, Sadāśiva and Purandara.

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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.

Recognizing Those Gathered Around the Lord

  1. 1

    Rāmadāsa and Sundarānanda were among those present.

  2. 2

    Gadādhara dāsa and Murāri were also there.

  3. 3

    Kamalākara, Sadāśiva and Purandara were included in the gathering around Nityānanda Prabhu.

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:

In the meantime, however, a Muslim official became envious of Hiraṇya dāsa, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī’s uncle, and induced some big official court minister to have him arrested. Thus Hiraṇya dāsa left his home, but by the intelligence of Raghunātha dāsa the misunderstanding was mitigated.
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. rāmadāsaRāmadāsa
  2. sundarānandaSundarānanda
  3. dāsa-gadādharaGadādhara dāsa
  4. murāriMurāri
  5. kamalākaraKamalākara
  6. sadāśivaSadāśiva
  7. purandaraPurandara
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does reading the names help you see the gathering as individual people rather than just a crowd?

Practice

Read these seven names slowly, giving attention to each one.

Live this todayRecognizing Those Gathered Around the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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