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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.59

ইহাঁই রহেন সবে, বাসা — নানা-স্থানে ।

ইহাঁই পাইবা তুমি সবার দর্শনে ।।” ৫৯ ।। ॥ ৫৯ ॥

ihāṅi rahena sabe, vāsā — nānā-sthāne

ihāṅi pāibā tumi sabāra darśane”

Translation

“At present they are all living here. Their residences are in various quarters. Here you will get the audience of them all.”

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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.

An Opportunity to Meet the Devotees

  1. 1

    The devotees were all living nearby, though their residences were in various quarters.

  2. 2

    Vallabha Bhaṭṭa was assured that he could meet them all there.

  3. 3

    The following gathering at Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s abode would provide this opportunity.

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

Further reading

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

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

There was some joking behavior between these two personalities, and finally Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu corrected Vallabha Bhaṭṭa and sympathetically accepted an invitation from him. Before this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw that Vallabha Bhaṭṭa was greatly attached to Gadādhara Paṇḍita.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ihāṅihere
  2. rahena sabeall of them are living
  3. vāsātheir residential places
  4. nānā-sthānein various quarters
  5. ihāṅihere
  6. pāibāwill get
  7. tumiyou
  8. sabāra darśaneeveryone’s audience
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What opportunity do I have to meet devotees where I live?

Practice

Contact one devotee today and ask about an opportunity to meet.

Live this todayAn Opportunity to Meet the DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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