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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 9.129

রামানন্দ-রায় আদি সবাই মিলিলা ।

ভবানন্দ-রায় তবে বলিতে লাগিলা ॥ ১২৯ ॥

rāmānanda-rāya ādi sabāi mililā

bhavānanda-rāya tabe balite lāgilā

Translation

Thus Rāmānanda Rāya, all his brothers and their father met Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Then Bhavānanda Rāya began speaking.

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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.

Coming Together Before Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

  1. 1

    Rāmānanda Rāya, all his brothers and their father met Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu together.

  2. 2

    Bhavānanda Rāya began speaking on behalf of his family.

  3. 3

    His words in the following verses express the family’s gratitude for being saved from great danger.

How it feels

Fear turned to relief. A threatened execution ends in rescue and restored possibility.

The mood of Antya 9 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 9: The Deliverance of Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka

Śrīla Prabhupāda's summary of this chapter:

The ninth chapter is summarized as follows. Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka, the son of Bhavānanda Rāya, was engaged in the service of the government, but he misappropriated some funds from the treasury. Therefore the baḍa-jānā, the eldest son of King Pratāparudra, ordered that he be punished by death. Thus Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka was raised on the cāṅga to be killed, but by the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu he was delivered. Moreover, he was even promoted to a higher post.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. rāmānanda-rāya ādiRāmānanda Rāya and other brothers
  2. sabāiall
  3. mililāmet
  4. bhavānanda-rāyaBhavānanda Rāya
  5. tabethen
  6. balite lāgilābegan to speak
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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: “bhavānanda”

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “together”

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 can sharing gratitude bring your family closer in service?

Practice

Share one reason for gratitude with a family member today.

Live this todayComing Together Before Śrī Caitanya MahāprabhuThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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