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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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Ādi-līlā · Chapter 11: The Expansions of Lord Nityānanda
Ādi 11.9Ādi 11.11

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 11.10

অন্তরে ঈশ্বর–চেষ্টা, বাহিরে নির্দম্ভ ।

চৈতন্যভক্তিমণ্ডপে তেঁহো মূলস্তম্ভ ॥ ১০ ॥

antare īśvara-ceṣṭā, bāhire nirdambha

caitanya-bhakti-maṇḍape teṅho mūla-stambha

Translation

He is the main pillar in the hall of devotional service erected by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. He knew within Himself that He acted as the Supreme Lord Viṣṇu, but externally He was prideless.

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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.

Supporting Devotion Without Pride

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    Vīrabhadra Gosāñi is the main pillar in the hall of devotional service erected by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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    Within Himself, He knew that He acted as the Supreme Lord Viṣṇu.

  3. 3

    Externally, He remained prideless despite His supreme position.

How it feels

Affectionate inclusiveness. Nityānanda’s branches show devotion multiplying through relationships.

The mood of Ādi 11 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 11: The Expansions of Lord Nityānanda

Śrīla Prabhupāda's summary of this chapter:

As the branches and subbranches of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu were described in the tenth chapter, in this eleventh chapter the branches and subbranches of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu are similarly listed.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. antarewithin Himself
  2. īśvara-ceṣṭāthe activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
  3. bāhireexternally
  4. nirdambhawithout pride
  5. caitanya-bhakti-maṇḍapein the devotional hall of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  6. teṅhoHe is
  7. mūla-stambhathe main pillar
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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: “service”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I support devotional service without seeking recognition?

Practice

Do one small act of devotional service today without drawing attention to yourself.

Live this todaySupporting Devotion Without PrideThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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