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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 Ādi 14.90

এইমতে দুঁহে করেন ধর্মের বিচার ।

বিশুদ্ধবাৎসল্য মিশ্রের, নাহি জানে আর ॥ ৯০ ॥

ei-mate duṅhe karena dharmera vicāra

viśuddha-vātsalya miśrera, nāhi jāne āra

Translation

In this way Jagannātha Miśra and the brāhmaṇa discussed the principles of religion in the dream, yet Jagannātha Miśra was absorbed in unalloyed parental mellow and did not want to know anything else.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Absorbed in Pure Parental Love

  1. 1

    Jagannātha Miśra discussed religious principles with the brāhmaṇa in his dream, yet remained absorbed in unalloyed parental mellow.

  2. 2

    Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is worshiped by the Vedas, Upaniṣads and great personalities. Yet mother Yaśodā and Nanda considered Him their own little son.

  3. 3

    Similarly, Jagannātha Miśra considered Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu his beloved little boy, although learned brāhmaṇas and saintly persons worship Him with all veneration.

Key points from the purport
  • In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.8.45) it is said, “Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is worshiped with exalted hymns by all the Vedas and Upaniṣads and by great personalities through sāṅkhya-yoga in the mode of goodness, was considered by mother Yaśodā and Nanda to be their own little son.”
  • Similarly, Jagannātha Miśra also considered Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu his beloved little boy, although He is worshiped with all veneration by learned brāhmaṇas and saintly persons.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Connected verses· 1

The purport of CC Ādi 14.90 quotesSB 10.8.45

In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.8.45) it is said, “Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is worshiped with exalted hymns by all the Vedas and Upaniṣads and by great personalities through sāṅkhya-yoga in the mode of goodness, was considered by mother Yaśodā and Nanda to be their own little son.”

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

How it feels

Parental tenderness and play. Nimāi’s childhood alternates affection, mischief, and revelations.

The mood of Ādi 14 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 14: Lord Caitanya’s Childhood Pastimes

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

The chapter further describes how He displayed Himself as a naughty boy, how when His mother fainted He brought a coconut to her on His head, how He joked with girls of the same age on the banks of the Ganges, how He accepted worshipful paraphernalia from Śrīmatī Lakṣmīdevī, how He sat down in a garbage pit and instructed His mother in transcendental knowledge, how He left the pit on the order of His mother, and how He dealt with His father with full affection.”
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 14
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ei-matein this way
  2. duṅheboth of them
  3. karenado
  4. dharmeraof religion
  5. vicāraconsideration
  6. viśuddhaunalloyed
  7. vātsalyaparental affection
  8. miśreraof Jagannātha Miśra
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling

    Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “mellow”, “parental”

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “discussed”, “saintly”

  • 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: “nanda”, “yaśodā”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about Jagannātha Miśra’s love for his beloved little boy?

Practice

Reread the comparison with Yaśodā and Nanda, and pause to reflect on this pure parental love.

Live this todayAbsorbed in Pure Parental LoveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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