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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 1.175Madhya 1.177

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.176

যে তোমারে রাজ্য দিল, যে তোমার গোসাঞা ।

তোমার দেশে তোমার ভাগ্যে জন্মিলা আসিঞা ॥ ১৭৬ ॥

ye tomāre rājya dila, ye tomāra gosāñā

tomāra deśe tomāra bhāgye janmilā āsiñā

Translation

Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī said, “The Supreme Personality of Godhead, who gave you this kingdom and whom you accept as a prophet, has taken birth in your country due to your good fortune.

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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.

Recognizing the Lord’s Gift and Presence

  1. 1

    Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī said that the Supreme Personality of Godhead had given the king his kingdom.

  2. 2

    He identified the one whom the king accepted as a prophet as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

  3. 3

    He said that the Lord had taken birth in the king’s country due to the king’s good fortune.

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. yethat one who
  2. tomāreunto you
  3. rājyakingdom
  4. dilagave
  5. yethe one who
  6. tomārayour
  7. gosāñāprophet
  8. tomāra deśein your country
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does recognizing the Lord as the giver change my view of what I possess?

Practice

Name one thing entrusted to you and take a moment to acknowledge the Lord as the giver.

Live this todayRecognizing the Lord’s Gift and PresenceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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