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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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 1: The Later Pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Madhya 1.129Madhya 1.131

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.130

দামোদরস্বরূপ-মিলনে পরম আনন্দ ।

শিখিমাহিতি-মিলন, রায় ভবানন্দ ॥ ১৩০ ॥

dāmodara-svarūpa-milane parama ānanda

śikhi-māhiti-milana, rāya bhavānanda

Translation

Eventually there was a meeting with Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, and the Lord became very greatly pleased. Then there was a meeting with Śikhi Māhiti and with Bhavānanda Rāya, the father of Rāmānanda Rāya.

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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.

The Lord’s Pleasure in Meeting Devotees

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu met Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī.

  2. 2

    This meeting pleased the Lord very greatly.

  3. 3

    The Lord then met Śikhi Māhiti and Bhavānanda Rāya. Bhavānanda Rāya was the father of Rāmānanda Rāya.

How it feels

Anticipation and hidden longing. The author previews later pastimes, including the inner Vraja mood expressed at Ratha-yātrā.

The mood of Madhya 1 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 1: The Later Pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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

Because he wrote that verse, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was specifically blessed by the Lord. There is also a description of the many books written by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 1
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. dāmodara-svarūpaSvarūpa Dāmodara
  2. milanein meeting
  3. paramagreat
  4. ānandapleasure
  5. śikhi-māhitiŚikhi Māhiti
  6. milanameeting
  7. rāya bhavānandaBhavānanda, the father of Rāmānanda Rāya
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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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to me about the Lord’s great pleasure in meeting Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī?

Practice

Pause today to reflect on the Lord’s joy in this meeting, and write down one thing you appreciate about it.

Live this todayThe Lord’s Pleasure in Meeting DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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