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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 7.136Ādi 7.138

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 7.137

মুখ্যার্থ ব্যাখ্যা কর, দেখি তোমার বল ।’

মুখ্যার্থে লাগাল প্রভু সূত্রসকল ॥ ১৩৭ ॥

mukhyārtha vyākhyā kara, dekhi tomāra bala’

mukhyārthe lāgāla prabhu sūtra-sakala

Translation

“Now let us see,” the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs continued, “how well You can describe the sūtras in terms of their direct meaning.” Hearing this, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu began His direct explanation of the Vedānta-sūtra.

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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.

Hearing the Direct Meaning

  1. 1

    The Māyāvādī sannyāsīs asked to hear the sūtras explained in terms of their direct meaning.

  2. 2

    They wanted to see how well Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu could give this explanation.

  3. 3

    Hearing their request, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu began His direct explanation of the Vedānta-sūtra.

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. mukhya-arthadirect meaning
  2. vyākhyāexplanation
  3. karaYou do
  4. dekhilet us see
  5. tomāraYour
  6. balastrength
  7. mukhya-arthedirect meaning
  8. lāgālabegan
  9. prabhuthe Lord
  10. sūtra-sakalaall the aphorisms of the Vedānta-sūtra
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How carefully do I listen for the direct meaning of what I study?

Practice

Read the translation slowly and restate its direct meaning in one sentence.

Live this todayHearing the Direct MeaningThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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