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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 1.148Madhya 1.150

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.149

পুরীগোসাঞি-সঙ্গে বস্ত্রপ্রদান-প্রসঙ্গ ।

রামানন্দ রায় আইলা ভদ্রক পর্যন্ত ॥ ১৪৯ ॥

purī-gosāñi-saṅge vastra-pradāna-prasaṅga

rāmānanda rāya āilā bhadraka paryanta

Translation

On the way to Vṛndāvana via Bengal, there was an incident wherein some cloth was exchanged with Purī Gosāñi. Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya accompanied the Lord as far as the city of Bhadraka.

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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.

Accompanying the Lord on His Journey

  1. 1

    The Lord traveled toward Vṛndāvana by way of Bengal.

  2. 2

    On the way, an incident took place in which some cloth was exchanged with Purī Gosāñi.

  3. 3

    Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya accompanied the Lord as far as the city of Bhadraka.

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. purī-gosāñi-saṅgewith Purī Gosvāmī
  2. vastra-pradāna-prasaṅgaincidents of exchanging cloth
  3. rāmānanda rāyaRāmānanda Rāya
  4. āilācame
  5. bhadrakaa place of the name Bhadraka
  6. paryantaas far as
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “vṛndāvana”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to me about Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya accompanying the Lord?

Practice

Read the translation slowly and recall the two events described along the journey.

Live this todayAccompanying the Lord on His JourneyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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