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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 19.246Madhya 19.248

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.247

তপনমিশ্র শুনি’ আসি’ প্রভুরে মিলিলা ।

ইষ্টগোষ্ঠী করি’ প্রভুর নিমন্ত্রণ কৈলা ॥ ২৪৭ ॥

tapana-miśra śuni’ āsi’ prabhure mililā

iṣṭa-goṣṭhī kari’ prabhura nimantraṇa kailā

Translation

Tapana Miśra also heard news of the Lord’s arrival in Vārāṇasī, and he went to Candraśekhara’s house to meet Him. After talking, he invited the Lord to take lunch at his place.

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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.

Seeking the Lord’s Company and Service

  1. 1

    Tapana Miśra heard that the Lord had arrived in Vārāṇasī.

  2. 2

    He went to Candraśekhara’s house to meet Him.

  3. 3

    After talking with the Lord, Tapana Miśra invited Him to take lunch at his place.

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tapana-miśraTapana Miśra
  2. śuni’hearing
  3. āsi’coming
  4. prabhure mililāmet the Lord
  5. iṣṭa-goṣṭhī kari’conversing
  6. prabhurato Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  7. nimantraṇainvitation
  8. kailāmade
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do you notice about Tapana Miśra’s response to news of the Lord’s arrival?

Practice

Write one sentence describing how Tapana Miśra turned hearing the news into an opportunity to serve.

Live this todaySeeking the Lord’s Company and ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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