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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
Antya 6.95Antya 6.97

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.96

পুষ্পমালা বিপ্র আনি’ প্রভু-গলে দিল ।

চন্দন আনি প্রভুর সর্বাঙ্গে লেপিল ॥ ৯৬ ॥

puṣpa-mālā vipra āni’ prabhu-gale dila

candana āniyā prabhura sarvāṅge lepila

Translation

Then a brāhmaṇa brought a flower garland, placed the garland on Nityānanda Prabhu’s neck and smeared sandalwood pulp all over His body.

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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.

Honoring Nityānanda Prabhu with Personal Service

  1. 1

    A brāhmaṇa brought a flower garland for Nityānanda Prabhu.

  2. 2

    He placed the garland on Nityānanda Prabhu’s neck.

  3. 3

    He also smeared sandalwood pulp all over His body, offering Him personal service.

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:

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.

  1. puṣpa-mālāa flower garland
  2. vipraa brāhmaṇa
  3. āni’bringing
  4. prabhu-galeon the neck of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu
  5. dilaplaced
  6. candana āniyābringing sandalwood pulp
  7. prabhuraof Lord Nityānanda Prabhu
  8. sarvāṅge lepilasmeared all over the body
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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: “service”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do these simple, attentive acts teach you about honoring Nityānanda Prabhu?

Practice

Read the verse attentively and reflect on the care shown in placing the garland and applying sandalwood pulp.

Live this todayHonoring Nityānanda Prabhu with Personal ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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