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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.184
তাঁরা দুইজন জানাইলা প্রভুর গোচরে ।
রূপ, সাকরমল্লিক আইলা তোমা’ দেখিবারে ॥ ১৮৪ ॥
tāṅrā dui-jana jānāilā prabhura gocare
rūpa, sākara-mallika āilā tomā’ dekhibāre
Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu and Haridāsa Ṭhākura told Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu that two personalities — Śrī Rūpa and Sanātana — had come to see Him.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu and Haridāsa Ṭhākura told Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu that Śrī Rūpa and Sanātana had come to see Him.
Sākara Mallika was the name of Sanātana Gosvāmī, and Dabira Khāsa was the name of Rūpa Gosvāmī.
The brothers were known by these Muslim names in the service of the Muslim king. As officials, they also adopted all kinds of Muslim customs.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “haridāsa”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does knowing the brothers’ different names help me follow their meeting with the Lord?
Write down the two name pairs: Sākara Mallika—Sanātana Gosvāmī; Dabira Khāsa—Rūpa Gosvāmī.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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