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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 6: The Glories of Śrī Advaita Ācārya
Ādi 6.48Ādi 6.51

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Ādi 6.49-50

শ্রীবাস, হরিদাস, রামদাস, গদাধর ।

মুরারি, মুকুন্দ, চন্দ্রশেখর, বক্রেশ্বর ॥ ৪৯ ॥

এসব পণ্ডিতলোক পরম–মহত্ত্ব ।

চৈতন্যের দাস্যে সবায় করয়ে উন্মত্ত ॥ ৫০ ॥

śrīvāsa, haridāsa, rāmadāsa, gadādhara

murāri, mukunda, candraśekhara, vakreśvara

Translation

Śrīvāsa, Haridāsa, Rāmadāsa, Gadādhara, Murāri, Mukunda, Candraśekhara and Vakreśvara are all glorious and are all learned scholars, but the sentiment of servitude to Lord Caitanya makes them mad in ecstasy.

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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.

Glorious Scholars Overwhelmed by Joyful Service

  1. 1

    Śrīvāsa, Haridāsa, Rāmadāsa, Gadādhara, Murāri, Mukunda, Candraśekhara and Vakreśvara are all glorious.

  2. 2

    They are all learned scholars.

  3. 3

    Yet it is the sentiment of servitude to Lord Caitanya that makes them mad in ecstasy.

How it feels

Devotional appeal. The glory of Advaita frames service as the deepest form of greatness.

The mood of Ādi 6 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 6: The Glories of Śrī Advaita Ācārya

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

That Advaita, the superintendent of the cosmic manifestation, has descended in the form of Advaita Ācārya to associate with Lord Caitanya. When He is addressed as the servitor of Lord Caitanya, His glories are magnified because unless one is invigorated by this mentality of servitorship one cannot understand the mellows derived from devotional service to the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śrīvāsaŚrīvāsa Ṭhākura
  2. haridāsaHaridāsa Ṭhākura
  3. rāmadāsaRāmadāsa
  4. gadādharaGadādhara
  5. murāriMurāri
  6. mukundaMukunda
  7. candraśekharaCandraśekhara
  8. vakreśvaraVakreśvara
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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: “servitude”

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “haridāsa”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can your study support a desire to serve Lord Caitanya?

Practice

Before your next study session today, pause and express your wish to use your learning in service to Lord Caitanya.

Live this todayGlorious Scholars Overwhelmed by Joyful ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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