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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 7: Lord Caitanya in Five Features
Ādi 7.101Ādi 7.103

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 7.102

এত শুনি’ হাসি’ প্রভু বলিলা বচন ।

দুঃখ না মানহ যদি, করি নিবেদন ॥ ১০২ ॥

eta śuni’ hāsi’ prabhu balilā vacana

duḥkha nā mānaha yadi, kari nivedana

Translation

After hearing the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs speak in that way, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu smiled slightly and said, “My dear sirs, if you don’t mind I can say something to you regarding Vedānta philosophy.”

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Vaiṣṇava Activities Are Based on Vedānta

  1. 1

    The entire system of Vaiṣṇava activities is based on Vedānta philosophy.

  2. 2

    Vaiṣṇavas do not neglect Vedānta, but they do not seek to understand it through the Śārīraka-bhāṣya commentary.

  3. 3

    To clarify this, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu smiled slightly and courteously asked permission to speak about Vedānta philosophy.

Key points from the purport
  • Actually, however, the entire system of Vaiṣṇava activities is based on Vedānta philosophy.
  • Vaiṣṇavas do not neglect Vedānta, but they do not care to understand Vedānta on the basis of the Śārīraka-bhāṣya commentary.
  • Therefore, to clarify the situation, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, with the permission of the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs, wanted to speak regarding Vedānta philosophy.

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

How it feels

Collective delight. The Pañca-tattva gives divine love a relational and communal form.

The mood of Ādi 7 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 7: Lord Caitanya in Five Features

Back to this verse in Ādi 7
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. etathus
  2. śuni’hearing
  3. hāsi’smiling
  4. prabhuLord Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  5. balilāsaid
  6. vacanaHis words
  7. duḥkhaunhappy
  8. nādo not
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I clarify a misunderstanding while showing the courtesy displayed here?

Practice

Before offering an explanation in a conversation today, gently ask whether the other person would like to hear it.

Live this todayVaiṣṇava Activities Are Based on VedāntaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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