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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 19.243

দাক্ষিণাত্য-বিপ্র তাঁরে ঘরে লঞা গেলা ।

তবে দুই ভাই বৃন্দাবনেরে চলিলা ॥ ২৪৩ ॥

dākṣiṇātya-vipra tāṅre ghare lañā gelā

tabe dui bhāi vṛndāvanere calilā

Translation

The brāhmaṇa from Deccan took Rūpa Gosvāmī to his home, and thereafter the two brothers departed for Vṛndāvana.

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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.

Shelter Before the Journey Continues

  1. 1

    The brāhmaṇa from Deccan took Rūpa Gosvāmī to his home.

  2. 2

    Rūpa Gosvāmī received this personal care before continuing his journey.

  3. 3

    Thereafter, the two brothers departed for Vṛndāvana.

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:

The Lord then sent Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī to Vṛndāvana. The Lord Himself returned to Vārāṇasī and stayed at the home of Candraśekhara.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. dākṣiṇātya-viprathe brāhmaṇa from Deccan
  2. tāṅrehim (Rūpa Gosvāmī)
  3. ghare lañātaking to his home
  4. gelāwent
  5. tabethereafter
  6. dui bhāithe two brothers
  7. vṛndāvaneretoward Vṛndāvana
  8. calilādeparted
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “vṛndāvana”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can the brāhmaṇa’s simple act of care inspire you to help someone?

Practice

Offer one practical kindness to someone who needs support today.

Live this todayShelter Before the Journey ContinuesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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