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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 7: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Vallabha Bhaṭṭa

Antya 7.22 Antya 7.24

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.23

রামানন্দ-রায় কৃষ্ণ-রসের ‘নিধান’ ।

তেঁহ জানাইলা — কৃষ্ণ — স্বয়ং ভগবান্ ॥ ২৩ ॥

rāmānanda-rāya kṛṣṇa-rasera ‘nidhāna’

teṅha jānāilā — kṛṣṇa — svayaṁ bhagavān

Translation

“Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya is the ultimate knower of the transcendental mellows of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s devotional service. He has instructed Me that Lord Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa Is the Supreme Personality of Godhead

1
Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya is the ultimate knower of the transcendental mellows of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s devotional service.
2
His understanding concerns the spiritual flavors of devotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
3
He has instructed the speaker that Lord Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

How it feels

Pride softened by grace. Humor and correction lead toward humility and a relationship of devotion.

The mood of Antya 7 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Antya 7: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Vallabha Bhaṭṭa

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

The following summary of chapter seven is given by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya. In this chapter, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s meeting with Vallabha Bhaṭṭa is described.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

rāmānanda-rāyaŚrīla Rāmānanda Rāya
kṛṣṇa-raseraof the transcendental mellows of Kṛṣṇa’s devotional service
nidhānathe mine
teṅhahe
jānāilāhas given instruction
kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa
svayamHimself
bhagavānthe Supreme Personality of Godhead

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “mellows”
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

How does recognizing Lord Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead shape my understanding of devotional service?

Practice

Write down Rāmānanda Rāya’s teaching that Lord Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and reflect on it for a minute.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Is the Supreme Personality of GodheadThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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