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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 7.36

পড়ুয়া, পাষণ্ডী, কর্মী, নিন্দকাদি যত ।

তারা আসি’ প্রভু–পায় হয় অবনত ॥ ৩৬ ॥

paḍuyā, pāṣaṇḍī, karmī, nindakādi yata

tārā āsi’ prabhu-pāya haya avanata

Translation

Thus the students, infidels, fruitive workers and critics all came to surrender unto the lotus feet of the Lord.

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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.

From Opposition to Surrender

  1. 1

    The students and infidels came to surrender unto the Lord’s lotus feet.

  2. 2

    The fruitive workers and critics also came to surrender unto Him.

  3. 3

    These different groups all found a common destination at the lotus feet of the Lord.

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. paḍuyāstudents
  2. pāṣaṇḍīmaterial adjusters
  3. karmīfruitive actors
  4. nindaka-ādicritics
  5. yataall
  6. tārāthey
  7. āsi’coming
  8. prabhuthe Lord’s
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “surrender”, “lotus feet”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does their surrender invite me to reconsider about my own attitude toward the Lord?

Practice

Take a quiet moment today to express your willingness to surrender unto the lotus feet of the Lord.

Live this todayFrom Opposition to SurrenderThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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