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  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 7.134Ādi 7.136

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 7.135

সকল সন্ন্যাসী কহে,—‘শুনহ শ্রীপাদ ।

তুমি যে খণ্ডিলে অর্থ, এ নহে বিবাদ ॥ ১৩৫ ॥

sakala sannyāsī kahe, — ‘śunaha śrīpāda

tumi ye khaṇḍile artha, e nahe vivāda

Translation

All the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs said, “Your Holiness, kindly know from us that we actually have no quarrel with Your refutation of these meanings, for You have given a clear understanding of the sūtras.

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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.

Recognizing a Clear Understanding

  1. 1

    All the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs respectfully addressed Him as “Your Holiness.”

  2. 2

    They said they had no quarrel with His refutation of these meanings.

  3. 3

    They acknowledged that He had given a clear understanding of the sūtras.

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

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sakalaall
  2. sannyāsīthe Māyāvādī sannyāsīs
  3. kahesay
  4. śunahaplease hear
  5. śrīpādaYour Holiness
  6. tumiYou
  7. yethat
  8. khaṇḍilerefuted
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Am I willing to acknowledge a clear explanation when it challenges my understanding?

Practice

Reread the translation and identify what the sannyāsīs openly acknowledged.

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