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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.184

রামভদ্রাচার্য, আর ভগবান্ আচার্য ।

প্রভু-পদে রহিলা দুঁহে ছাড়ি’ সর্ব কার্য ॥ ১৮৪ ॥

rāmabhadrācārya, āra bhagavān ācārya

prabhu-pade rahilā duṅhe chāḍi’ sarva kārya

Translation

Later, Rāmabhadra Ācārya and Bhagavān Ācārya joined them and, giving up all other responsibilities, remained under Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s shelter.

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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.

Taking Shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

  1. 1

    Later, Rāmabhadra Ācārya and Bhagavān Ācārya join them.

  2. 2

    They give up all other responsibilities.

  3. 3

    They remain under Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s shelter.

How it feels

Relief and affectionate reunion. Devotees gather as the Lord returns; separation is temporarily relieved.

The mood of Madhya 10 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 10: The Lord’s Return to Jagannātha Purī

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

In the meantime, Kāśīśvara Gosvāmī also came to see Caitanya Mahāprabhu. In this chapter, devotees from many different areas come to see Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and they are exactly like many rivers that come from many places to finally flow into the sea.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. rāmabhadra-ācāryaRāmabhadra Ācārya
  2. āraand
  3. bhagavānācāryaBhagavān Ācārya
  4. prabhu-padeunder the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  5. rahilāremained
  6. duṅheboth of them
  7. chāḍi’giving up
  8. sarva kāryaall other responsibilities
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “shelter”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does their decision reveal about the importance they place on Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s shelter?

Practice

Set aside one optional activity today for a quiet moment of prayer for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s shelter.

Live this todayTaking Shelter of Śrī Caitanya MahāprabhuThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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