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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 18.50

ভূগর্ভ-গোসাঞি, আর শ্রীজীব-গোসাঞি ।

শ্রীযাদব-আচার্য, আর গোবিন্দ গোসাঞি ॥ ৫০ ॥

bhūgarbha-gosāñi, āra śrī-jīva-gosāñi

śrī-yādava-ācārya, āra govinda gosāñi

Translation

Bhūgarbha Gosvāmī, Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī, Śrī Yādava Ācārya and Govinda Gosvāmī also accompanied Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.

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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.

Devotees Accompany Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

  1. 1

    Bhūgarbha Gosvāmī accompanied Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.

  2. 2

    Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī and Śrī Yādava Ācārya were also among his companions.

  3. 3

    Govinda Gosvāmī also accompanied Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.

How it feels

Overwhelmed recognition. Seeing the places of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes evokes extraordinary remembrance and ecstasy.

The mood of Madhya 18 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 18: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Visit to Śrī Vṛndāvana

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

Some years later, Lord Gopāla also went to Mathurā, to the house of Viṭhṭhaleśvara, and stayed there for one month just to give an audience to Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī. After visiting Nandīśvara, Pāvana-sarovara, Śeṣaśāyī, Khelā-tīrtha, Bhāṇḍīravana, Bhadravana, Lohavana and Mahāvana, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Gokula and then finally returned to Mathurā.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. bhūgarbha-gosāñiBhūgarbha Gosāñi
  2. āraand
  3. śrī-jīva-gosāñiŚrī Jīva Gosvāmī
  4. śrī-yādava-ācāryaŚrī Yādava Ācārya
  5. āraand
  6. govinda gosāñiGovinda Gosvāmī
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which names in this group of companions are new to me?

Practice

Read the four companions’ names aloud once, paying attention to each name.

Live this todayDevotees Accompany Śrīla Rūpa GosvāmīThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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