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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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Ādi-līlā · Chapter 12: The Expansions of Advaita Ācārya and Gadādhara Paṇḍita
Ādi 12.71Ādi 12.73

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 12.72

কি পণ্ডিত, কি তপস্বী, কিবা গৃহী, যতি ।

চৈতন্য–বিমুখ যেই, তার এই গতি ॥ ৭২ ॥

ki paṇḍita, ki tapasvī, kibā gṛhī, yati

caitanya-vimukha yei, tāra ei gati

Translation

Be he a learned scholar, a great ascetic, a successful householder or a famous sannyāsī, one who is against the cult of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is destined to suffer the punishment meted out by Yamarāja.

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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.

Prestige Cannot Excuse Opposition to Caitanya Mahāprabhu

  1. 1

    Being a learned scholar or a great ascetic does not exempt one from this warning.

  2. 2

    Neither success as a householder nor fame as a sannyāsī provides an exemption.

  3. 3

    Anyone in these positions who opposes the devotional movement of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is destined to suffer punishment from Yamarāja.

How it feels

Loyalty and discernment. The narrative distinguishes fidelity to the ācārya from deviation.

The mood of Ādi 12 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 12: The Expansions of Advaita Ācārya and Gadādhara Paṇḍita

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

The story of Kamalākānta Viśvāsa concerns his borrowing three hundred rupees from Pratāparudra Mahārāja to clear a debt of Advaita Ācārya’s, for which Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu chastised him when He came to know of it. Kamalākānta Viśvāsa was then purified by the request of Śrī Advaita Ācārya.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ki paṇḍitawhether a learned scholar
  2. ki tapasvīwhether a great ascetic
  3. kibāor
  4. gṛhīhouseholder
  5. yatior sannyāsī
  6. caitanya-vimukhaone who is against the cult of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  7. yeianyone
  8. tārahis
  9. eithis
  10. gatidestination
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I place more trust in learning, achievement, or reputation than in my attitude toward Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

Practice

Name one achievement you take pride in, and remind yourself that it cannot excuse opposition to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s movement.

Live this todayPrestige Cannot Excuse Opposition to Caitanya MahāprabhuThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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