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  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 7: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Vallabha Bhaṭṭa
Antya 7.72Antya 7.75

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Antya 7.73-74

অদ্বৈত, নিত্যানন্দ, হরিদাস, বক্রেশ্বর ।

শ্রীবাস, রাঘব, পণ্ডিত-গদাধর ॥ ৭৩ ॥

advaita, nityānanda, haridāsa, vakreśvara

śrīvāsa, rāghava, paṇḍita-gadādhara

Translation

Seven devotees — Advaita, Nityānanda, Haridāsa Ṭhākura, Vakreśvara, Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura, Rāghava Paṇḍita and Gadādhara Paṇḍita — formed seven groups and began dancing. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, chanting “Haribol!” wandered from one group to another.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Chant and Dance Together

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    Advaita, Nityānanda, Haridāsa Ṭhākura, Vakreśvara, Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura, Rāghava Paṇḍita and Gadādhara Paṇḍita formed seven groups.

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    These seven devotees began dancing.

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    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wandered from one group to another, chanting “Haribol!”

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:

Before this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw that Vallabha Bhaṭṭa was greatly attached to Gadādhara Paṇḍita. Therefore He acted as if displeased with Gadādhara Paṇḍita.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. advaitaAdvaita Ācārya
  2. nityānandaLord Nityānanda
  3. haridāsaṬhākura Haridāsa
  4. vakreśvaraVakreśvara
  5. śrīvāsaŚrīvāsa Ṭhākura
  6. rāghavaRāghava
  7. paṇḍita-gadādharaGadādhara Paṇḍita
  8. sāta janaseven persons
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “chanting”, “haridāsa”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What draws my attention in this scene of devotees chanting and dancing together?

Practice

Chant “Haribol!” today while remembering Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu moving among the groups.

Live this todayChant and Dance TogetherThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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