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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 1.247Madhya 1.249

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.248

মধ্যলীলার কৈলুঁ এই সূত্র-বিবরণ ।

অন্ত্যলীলার সূত্র এবে শুন, ভক্তগণ ॥ ২৪৮ ॥

madhya-līlāra kailuṅ ei sūtra-vivaraṇa

antya-līlāra sūtra ebe śuna, bhakta-gaṇa

Translation

Thus I have given a synopsis of the madhya-līlā, the middle pastimes of the Lord. Now, O devotees, kindly hear the synopsis of the final pastimes of the Lord, known as the antya-līlā.

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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.

Kindly Hear the Lord’s Final Pastimes

  1. 1

    The author has given a synopsis of the madhya-līlā, the Lord’s middle pastimes.

  2. 2

    He now asks the devotees to kindly hear a synopsis of the Lord’s final pastimes.

  3. 3

    These final pastimes are known as the antya-līlā.

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:

There is also a description of the many books written by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī. There is also a description of the meeting between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī in the village known as Rāmakeli.
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. madhya-līlāraof the madhya-līlā, the middle portion of His pastimes
  2. kailuṅI have made
  3. eithis
  4. sūtrasynopsis
  5. vivaraṇadescription
  6. antya-līlāraof the pastimes at the end, known as antya-līlā
  7. sūtrasynopsis
  8. ebenow
  9. śunahear
  10. bhakta-gaṇaall devotees
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I respond attentively to this invitation to hear the Lord’s pastimes?

Practice

Before continuing your reading today, pause and prepare to hear attentively.

Live this todayKindly Hear the Lord’s Final PastimesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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