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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 11.212

হেনকালে রামানন্দ আইলা প্রভু-স্থানে ।

প্রভু মিলাইল তাঁরে সব বৈষ্ণবগণে ॥ ২১২ ॥

hena-kāle rāmānanda āilā prabhu-sthāne

prabhu milāila tāṅre saba vaiṣṇava-gaṇe

Translation

At this time Rāmānanda Rāya also came to meet Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and the Lord took the opportunity to introduce him to all the Vaiṣṇavas.

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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.

Introducing a Devotee to the Vaiṣṇavas

  1. 1

    Rāmānanda Rāya also came to meet Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    The Lord took this opportunity to introduce him.

  3. 3

    He introduced Rāmānanda Rāya to all the Vaiṣṇavas.

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. hena-kāleat this time
  2. rāmānandaRāmānanda
  3. āilācame
  4. prabhu-sthāneat the place of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  5. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  6. milāilacaused to meet
  7. tāṅrehim (Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya)
  8. sabaall
  9. vaiṣṇava-gaṇethe devotees of the Lord
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I help devotees become acquainted with one another?

Practice

If an opportunity arises today, introduce two devotees who have not yet met.

Live this todayIntroducing a Devotee to the VaiṣṇavasThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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