1 · Learn4 of 6 · 5 min
Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.107
বলিতে না পারে কিছু, মৌন হইল ।
প্রভু পুনঃ প্রশ্ন কৈল, কহিতে লাগিল ॥ ১০৭ ॥
balite nā pāre kichu, mauna ha-ila
prabhu punaḥ praśna kaila, kahite lāgila
Struck with wonder, the astrologer remained silent, unable to speak. But when the Lord again put the question before him, he replied as follows.
Read this verse on Vedabase.ioThis verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.
Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The astrologer was struck with wonder.
He remained silent, unable to speak.
When the Lord asked His question again, the astrologer began to reply.
Public courage and ecstatic joy. The saṅkīrtana movement confronts opposition and moves toward recognition and expansion.
The mood of Ādi 17 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
As Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Kṛṣṇa Himself assumed the position of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī to taste Her ecstatic situation. No one else could do this.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 17
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the astrologer’s silence convey about the depth of his wonder?
After reading this verse, sit quietly for a moment and reflect on the astrologer’s wonder.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
Ask Caitanya CaritamrtaHave a question about CC Ādi 17.107? Get an answer from the verses themselves.