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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 8.10

তিনজনে ইষ্টগোষ্ঠী কৈলা কতক্ষণ ।

জগদানন্দ-পণ্ডিত তাঁরে কৈলা নিমন্ত্রণ ॥ ১০ ॥

tina-jane iṣṭha-goṣṭhī kailā kata-kṣaṇa

jagadānanda-paṇḍita tāṅre kailā nimantraṇa

Translation

The three of them talked about Kṛṣṇa for some time, and then Jagadānanda came and extended an invitation to Rāmacandra Purī.

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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.

Talking together about Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    The three spent some time talking about Kṛṣṇa. Their meeting included shared remembrance of Him.

  2. 2

    Jagadānanda then came and extended an invitation to Rāmacandra Purī.

  3. 3

    The following meal gives context to this invitation. Conversation about Kṛṣṇa was followed by hospitality.

How it feels

Discomfort and vigilance. Fault-finding disrupts devotional life, exposing the emotional cost of criticism.

The mood of Antya 8 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 8: Rāmacandra Purī Criticizes the Lord

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

This chapter describes the history of the Lord’s dealings with Rāmacandra Purī. Although Rāmacandra Purī was one of the disciples of Mādhavendra Purī, he was influenced by dry Māyāvādīs, and therefore he criticized Mādhavendra Purī.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 8
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tina-janethree persons
  2. iṣṭha-goṣṭhīdiscussion on Kṛṣṇa
  3. kailāperformed
  4. kata-kṣaṇafor some time
  5. jagadānanda-paṇḍitaJagadānanda Paṇḍita
  6. tāṅreRāmacandra Purī
  7. kailā nimantraṇainvited
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “conversation”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How much room do I make for talking about Kṛṣṇa with others?

Practice

Share one thought about Kṛṣṇa from today’s reading with someone.

Live this todayTalking together about KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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