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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 6.74 Antya 6.76

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.75

গোপ-জাতি আমি বহু গোপগণ সঙ্গে ।

আমি সুখ পাই এই পুলিনভোজন-রঙ্গে ।।” ৭৫ ।। ॥ ৭৫ ॥

gopa-jāti āmi bahu gopa-gaṇa saṅge

āmi sukha pāi ei pulina-bhojana-raṅge”

Translation

“I belong to a community of cowherd boys, and therefore I generally have many cowherd associates with Me. I am happy when we eat together in a picnic like this by the sandy bank of the river.”

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Joy in Eating Together

1
Lord Nityānanda said that He belonged to a community of cowherd boys.
2
He explained that He generally had many cowherd associates with Him.
3
He expressed His happiness in eating together with them at a picnic by the sandy riverbank.

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

Antya 6: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Thus Hiraṇya dāsa left his home, but by the intelligence of Raghunātha dāsa the misunderstanding was mitigated. Then Raghunātha dāsa went to Pānihāṭi, and following the order of Nityānanda Prabhu, he observed a festival ( ciḍā-dadhi-mahotsava ) by distributing chipped rice mixed with yogurt.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

gopa-jātibelonging to the community of cowherd boys
āmiI
bahumany
gopa-gaṇacowherd boys
saṅgewith
āmiI
sukha pāibecome very happy
eithis
pulinaby the riverside
bhojana-raṅgein the enjoyment of eating

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”
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: “together”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “cowherd”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I make time to enjoy simple meals in the company of others?

Practice

Share a simple meal or snack with someone today, giving them your attention.

Live this todayJoy in Eating TogetherThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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