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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 15.102

তবে রামানন্দ, আর সত্যরাজ খাঁন ।

প্রভুর চরণে কিছু কৈল নিবেদন ॥ ১০২ ॥

tabe rāmānanda, āra satyarāja khāṅna

prabhura caraṇe kichu kaila nivedana

Translation

After this, Rāmānanda Vasu and Satyarāja Khān both submitted questions at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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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.

Bring Questions With Reverence

  1. 1

    Rāmānanda Vasu and Satyarāja Khān both submitted questions.

  2. 2

    They addressed their questions to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  3. 3

    They submitted them at His lotus feet, approaching Him with reverence.

How it feels

Festive affection and reconciliation. Festivals, reciprocal hospitality, and the deliverance of Amogha show affectionate grace.

The mood of Madhya 15 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 15: The Lord Accepts Prasādam at the House of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

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

Rāmānanda Vasu and Satyarāja Khān asked some questions, and Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructed them that all householder devotees must engage themselves in the service of Vaiṣṇavas exclusively devoted to chanting the holy name of the Lord. He also instructed the Vaiṣṇavas from Khaṇḍa, as well as Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and Vidyā-vācaspati, and He praised Murāri Gupta for his firm faith in the lotus feet of Lord Rāmacandra.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tabeafter this
  2. rāmānandaRāmānanda Vasu
  3. āraand
  4. satyarāja khāṅnaSatyarāja Khān
  5. prabhura caraṇeat the lotus feet of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  6. kichusome
  7. kailamade
  8. nivedanasubmission
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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: “lotus feet”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I bring both sincerity and respect to my spiritual questions?

Practice

Write down one sincere spiritual question in respectful words.

Live this todayBring Questions With ReverenceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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