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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 6.71

হেনকালে আইলা তথা রাঘব পণ্ডিত ।

হাসিতে লাগিলা দেখি’ হঞা বিস্মিত ॥ ৭১ ॥

hena-kāle āilā tathā rāghava paṇḍita

hāsite lāgilā dekhi’ hañā vismita

Translation

At that time, Rāghava Paṇḍita arrived there. Seeing the situation, he began to laugh in great surprise.

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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.

Rāghava Paṇḍita’s Great Surprise

  1. 1

    Rāghava Paṇḍita arrived while the large gathering was being served.

  2. 2

    He saw people gathered around the platform and along the Ganges.

  3. 3

    Seeing the situation, he began to laugh in great surprise.

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:

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. When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had gone to Śāntipura on His way to Vṛndāvana, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī had offered to dedicate his life at the Lord’s lotus feet.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. hena-kāleat this time
  2. āilāarrived
  3. tathāthere
  4. rāghava paṇḍitathe great scholar named Rāghava Paṇḍita
  5. hāsite lāgilābegan to laugh
  6. dekhi’seeing
  7. hañā vismitabeing astonished
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “served”

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “gathered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do I notice when I pause to appreciate a gathering of devotees?

Practice

Take a moment today to appreciate the people gathered for a shared meal.

Live this todayRāghava Paṇḍita’s Great SurpriseThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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