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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 9.65

ত্রিপতি আসিয়া কৈল শ্রীরাম দরশন ।

রঘুনাথ-আগে কৈল প্রণাম স্তবন ॥ ৬৫ ॥

tripati āsiyā kaila śrī-rāma daraśana

raghunātha-āge kaila praṇāma stavana

Translation

After arriving at Tirupati, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited the temple of Lord Rāmacandra. He offered His prayers and obeisances before Rāmacandra, the descendant of King Raghu.

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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.

Offering Prayers and Obeisances

  1. 1

    After arriving at Tirupati, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited the temple of Lord Rāmacandra.

  2. 2

    He offered prayers before Lord Rāmacandra.

  3. 3

    He also offered obeisances to Rāmacandra, the descendant of King Raghu.

How it feels

Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.

The mood of Madhya 9 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Travels to the Holy Places

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

Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then proceeded farther, arriving at Setubandha Rāmeśvara. At Śrī Śaila-parvata, the Lord met Lord Śiva and his wife Durgā in the dress of a brāhmaṇa and brāhmaṇī.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tripati āsiyācoming to Tirupati
  2. kaila śrī-rāma daraśanavisited the temple of Rāmacandra
  3. raghunātha-āgebefore Lord Rāmacandra
  4. kailadid
  5. praṇāmaobeisances
  6. stavanaoffering prayers
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “offered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you follow the Lord’s example of offering prayers and obeisances?

Practice

Offer a short prayer and an obeisance to Lord Rāmacandra today.

Live this todayOffering Prayers and ObeisancesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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