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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 11: The Beḍā-kīrtana Pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Madhya 11.14Madhya 11.16

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.15

রামানন্দ রায় আইলা গজপতি-সঙ্গে ।

প্রথমেই প্রভুরে আসি’ মিলিলা বহুরঙ্গে ॥ ১৫ ॥

rāmānanda rāya āilā gajapati-saṅge

prathamei prabhure āsi’ mililā bahu-raṅge

Translation

When King Pratāparudra returned to Jagannātha Purī, Rāmānanda Rāya came with him. Rāmānanda Rāya immediately went to meet Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with great pleasure.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Eagerly Seek the Lord's Company

  1. 1

    Rāmānanda Rāya accompanies King Pratāparudra when the King returns to Jagannātha Purī.

  2. 2

    Rāmānanda Rāya immediately goes to meet Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with great pleasure.

  3. 3

    The purport explains that Indian kings receive titles such as Chatrapati, Narapati and Aśvapati. The King of Orissa is addressed as Gajapati.

Key points from the purport
  • Sometimes they are known as Chatrapati, sometimes as Narapati, sometimes as Aśvapati, and so on.
  • The King of Orissa is addressed as Gajapati.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

How it feels

Communal anticipation. Arriving devotees, kīrtana, and longing to meet the Lord converge.

The mood of Madhya 11 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 11: The Beḍā-kīrtana Pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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

At this time Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya returned from his governmental post, and he praised King Pratāparudra highly in Lord Caitanya’s presence. Because of this, the Lord became a little soft.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 11
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. rāmānanda rāyaRāmānanda Rāya
  2. āilācame
  3. gajapati-saṅgewith the King
  4. prathameiin the first instance
  5. prabhureunto Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  6. āsi’coming
  7. mililāmet
  8. bahu-raṅgewith great pleasure
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Rāmānanda Rāya's immediate, joyful response invite me to reflect on?

Practice

Spend one minute today reflecting on Rāmānanda Rāya's pleasure in going to meet Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Live this todayEagerly Seek the Lord's CompanyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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