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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 6.8

তাঁর সুখ-হেতু সঙ্গে রহে দুই জনা ।

কৃষ্ণরস-শ্লোক-গীতে করেন সান্ত্বনা ॥ ৮ ॥

tāṅra sukha-hetu saṅge rahe dui janā

kṛṣṇa-rasa-śloka-gīte karena sāntvanā

Translation

Two people — Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī — stayed with the Lord to pacify Him by reciting various verses about Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes and by singing appropriate songs for His satisfaction.

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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.

Serve through presence, verses, and song

  1. 1

    Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī stayed with the Lord to pacify Him.

  2. 2

    They recited various verses about Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes.

  3. 3

    They also sang appropriate songs for the Lord’s satisfaction. Their care included both staying near Him and offering words and songs suited to Him.

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. tāṅra sukha-hetufor His happiness
  2. saṅgein His association
  3. raheremain
  4. dui janātwo personalities
  5. kṛṣṇa-rasaof the transcendental mellows of Kṛṣṇa
  6. ślokaverses
  7. gīteby songs
  8. karena sāntvanāthey pacified
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can their attentive service help you think about serving for another’s satisfaction?

Practice

Read this verse aloud once, focusing on the purpose of their service: the Lord’s satisfaction.

Live this todayServe through presence, verses, and songThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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