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  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 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī
Madhya 19.119Madhya 19.121

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.120

যঃ প্রাগেব প্রিয়গুণগণৈর্গাঢ়বদ্ধোঽপি মুক্তো

গেহাধ্যাসাদ্ৰস ইব পরো মূর্ত এবাপ্যমূর্তঃ ।

প্রেমালাপৈর্দৃঢ়তরপরিষ্বঙ্গরঙ্গৈঃ প্রয়াগে

তং শ্রীরূপং সমমনুপমেনানুজগ্রাহ দেবঃ ॥ ১২০ ॥

yaḥ prāg eva priya-guṇa-gaṇair gāḍha-baddho ’pi mukto

gehādhyāsād rasa iva paro mūrta evāpy amūrtaḥ

premālāpair dṛḍhatara-pariṣvaṅga-raṅgaiḥ prayāge

taṁ śrī-rūpaṁ samam anupamenānujagrāha devaḥ

Translation

“From the very beginning, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was deeply attracted by the transcendental qualities of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Thus he was permanently relieved from family life. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and his younger brother, Vallabha, were blessed by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Although the Lord was transcendentally situated in His transcendental eternal form, at Prayāga He told Rūpa Gosvāmī about transcendental ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa. The Lord then embraced him very fondly and bestowed all His mercy upon him.”

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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.

Attraction, Instruction, and the Lord’s Mercy

  1. 1

    From the beginning, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was deeply attracted by the transcendental qualities of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Thus he was permanently relieved from family life.

  2. 2

    Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and his younger brother, Vallabha, received the Lord’s blessings. At Prayāga, the Lord, situated in His transcendental eternal form, taught Rūpa Gosvāmī about transcendental ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa.

  3. 3

    The Lord embraced Rūpa Gosvāmī very fondly and bestowed all His mercy upon him.

How it feels

Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.

The mood of Madhya 19 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

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

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu started for Vṛndāvana through the forest of Jhārikhaṇḍa, Rūpa Gosvāmī left home and sent news to Sanātana that he was leaving with his younger brother (Anupama Mallika) to meet Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī finally reached Prayāga and met with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for ten successive days.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. yaḥwho
  2. prāk evapreviously
  3. priya-guṇa-gaṇaiḥby the desirable transcendental qualities of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. gāḍhadeeply
  5. baddhaḥattached
  6. apialthough
  7. muktaḥliberated
  8. geha-adhyāsātfrom the bondage of family life
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “mercy”, “blessed”, “embraced”

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “love of krsna”, “ecstatic love”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What touches you most about the Lord’s instruction and affectionate mercy toward Rūpa Gosvāmī?

Practice

Reread the description of the Lord’s embrace and spend a quiet moment reflecting on His mercy.

Live this todayAttraction, Instruction, and the Lord’s MercyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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