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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 1.240Madhya 1.242

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.241

গঙ্গাতীর-পথে লঞা প্রয়াগে আইলা ।

শ্রীরূপ আসি’ প্রভুকে তথাই মিলিলা ॥ ২৪১ ॥

gaṅgā-tīra-pathe lañā prayāge āilā

śrī-rūpa āsi’ prabhuke tathāi mililā

Translation

After leaving Mathurā, the Lord began to walk along the path on the bank of the Ganges, and finally He reached the holy place named Prayāga [Allahabad]. It was there that Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī came and met the Lord.

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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.

Meeting Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī at Prayāga

  1. 1

    After leaving Mathurā, the Lord walked along the path on the bank of the Ganges.

  2. 2

    He finally reached the holy place named Prayāga, also called Allahabad.

  3. 3

    Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī came and met the Lord there.

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. gaṅgā-tīra-pathethe path on the bank of the Ganges
  2. lañātaking
  3. prayāgein Allahabad
  4. āilāarrived
  5. śrī-rūpaŚrī Rūpa
  6. āsi’coming there
  7. prabhukeLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  8. tathāithere
  9. mililāmet
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Where did Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī meet the Lord, and how had the Lord reached that place?

Practice

Write a short reminder: “At Prayāga, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī met the Lord.”

Live this todayMeeting Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī at PrayāgaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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