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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 6.66

গোপীনাথ প্রভু লঞা তাহাঁ বাসা দিল ।

জল, জলপাত্রাদিক সর্ব সমাধান কৈল ॥ ৬৬ ॥

gopīnātha prabhu lañā tāhāṅ vāsā dila

jala, jala-pātrādika sarva samādhāna kaila

Translation

Thus Gopīnātha Ācārya took Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu to His residential quarters and showed Him where to find water, tubs and waterpots. Indeed, he arranged everything.

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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.

Service Includes Practical Arrangements

  1. 1

    Gopīnātha Ācārya took Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu to His residential quarters.

  2. 2

    He showed Him where to find water, tubs and waterpots.

  3. 3

    He arranged everything, attending to the practical needs of His stay.

How it feels

Doubt transformed to devotion. Intellectual resistance gives way to a profound change of heart.

The mood of Madhya 6 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 6: The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

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

The Bhaṭṭācārya then became acquainted with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and arranged accommodations at his aunt’s house. His brother-in-law, Gopīnātha Ācārya, established that Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu was Kṛṣṇa Himself, but Sārvabhauma and his many disciples could not accept this.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. gopīnāthaGopīnātha Ācārya
  2. prabhuLord Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. lañātaking
  4. tāhāṅthere
  5. vāsāapartment
  6. dilagave
  7. jalawater
  8. jala-pātra-ādikawaterpots and other vessels
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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: “gopīnātha”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I help others find what they need, rather than only providing it?

Practice

Show someone where to find a useful household item or supply.

Live this todayService Includes Practical ArrangementsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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