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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 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth
Ādi 17.170Ādi 17.172

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.171

সহজে যবন–শাস্ত্রে অদৃঢ় বিচার ।

হাসি’ তাহে মহাপ্রভু পুছেন আর বার ॥১৭১ ॥

sahaje yavana-śāstre adṛḍha vicāra

hāsi’ tāhe mahāprabhu puchena āra-vāra

Translation

“The reasoning and arguments in the scriptures of the meat-eaters are not very sound,” the Kazi concluded. Upon hearing this statement, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu smiled and inquired from him as follows.

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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.

Acknowledging Weak Reasoning

  1. 1

    The Kazi concludes that the reasoning and arguments in the scriptures of the meat-eaters are not very sound.

  2. 2

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu hears this acknowledgment and smiles.

  3. 3

    He then continues the conversation by making a further inquiry.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Ādi 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth

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

The King of Vrajabhūmi is Nanda Mahārāja, and the same person in Navadvīpa is Jagannātha Miśra, the father of Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Similarly, mother Yaśodā is the Queen of Vrajabhūmi, and in the pastimes of Lord Caitanya she is Śacīmātā.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 17
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sahajenaturally
  2. yavana-śāstrein the scriptures of the meat-eaters
  3. adṛḍhaunsound
  4. vicārajudgment
  5. hāsi’smiling
  6. tāhefrom him
  7. mahāprabhuCaitanya Mahāprabhu
  8. puchenainquired
  9. āra-vāraagain
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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: “conversation”

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

Can I acknowledge weak reasoning and remain open to further questions?

Practice

In one conversation today, listen carefully and ask a thoughtful follow-up question.

Live this todayAcknowledging Weak ReasoningThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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