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1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 1.44 Madhya 1.46

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.45

এই মত নানা গ্রন্থ করিয়া প্রকাশ ।

গোষ্ঠী সহিতে কৈলা বৃন্দাবনে বাস ॥ ৪৫ ॥

ei mata nānā grantha kariyā prakāśa

goṣṭhī sahite kailā vṛndāvane vāsa

Translation

Thus Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Sanātana Gosvāmī and their nephew Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī, as well as practically all of their family members, lived in Vṛndāvana and published important books on devotional service.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Publishing Books on Devotional Service

1
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī lived in Vṛndāvana.
2
Their nephew Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī and practically all their family members also lived there.
3
They published important books on devotional service.

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

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.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

ei matain this way
nānāvarious
granthabooks
kariyāmaking
prakāśapublication
goṣṭhīfamily members
sahitewith
kailādid
vṛndāvaneat Vṛndāvana
vāsaresidence

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

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”
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

How can I make room today to study teachings on devotional service?

Practice

Spend five minutes reviewing a teaching on devotional service from these notes.

Live this todayPublishing Books on Devotional ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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