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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 6.88 Antya 6.90

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.89

নিত্যানন্দ-প্রভাব-কৃপা জানিবে কোন্ জন ? মহাপ্রভু আনি’ করায় পুলিন-ভোজন ॥ ৮৯ ॥

nityānanda-prabhāva-kṛpā jānibe kon jana?

mahāprabhu āni’ karāya pulina-bhojana

Translation

Who can understand the influence and mercy of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu? He is so powerful that He induced Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to come eat chipped rice on the bank of the Ganges.

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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.

The Wonderful Mercy of Lord Nityānanda

1
The verse invites us to wonder at the influence and mercy of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu.
2
His power induced Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to come and eat chipped rice.
3
This meal took place on the bank of the Ganges, revealing His mercy within the festival.

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:

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. The day after the festival, Nityānanda Prabhu gave Raghunātha dāsa the blessing that he would very soon attain the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

nityānandaof Nityānanda Prabhu
prabhāva-kṛpāinfluence and mercy
jānibecan know
kon janawho
mahāprabhu āni’bringing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
karāya pulina-bhojanainduces Him to eat on the riverbank

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”
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: “festival”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What inspires wonder in you about Lord Nityānanda Prabhu’s mercy here?

Practice

Read the translation slowly and spend a moment appreciating Lord Nityānanda Prabhu’s mercy.

Live this todayThe Wonderful Mercy of Lord NityānandaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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