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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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Antya-līlā · Chapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Second Meeting with the Lord
Antya 1.115Antya 1.117

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.116

আমাতে সঞ্চারি’ পূর্বে কহিলা সিদ্ধান্ত ।

যে সব সিদ্ধান্তে ব্রহ্মা নাহি পায় অন্ত ॥ ১১৬ ॥

āmāte sañcāri’ pūrve kahilā siddhānta

ye saba siddhānte brahmā nāhi pāya anta

Translation

Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya said that previously Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had empowered his heart so that he could express elevated and conclusive statements to which even Lord Brahmā has no access.

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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.

An Empowered Heart Can Speak Deep Truth

  1. 1

    Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya recalled that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had previously empowered his heart.

  2. 2

    Through that empowerment, he could express elevated and conclusive statements.

  3. 3

    He described those truths as beyond even Lord Brahmā’s access, acknowledging the greatness of the Lord’s gift.

How it feels

Recognition and encouragement. Rūpa’s devotional insight receives the Lord’s approval; even a dog receives mercy.

The mood of Antya 1 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Second Meeting with the Lord

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

One day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Rāmānanda Rāya, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and others went to the place of Haridāsa Ṭhākura and heard some of the verses Rūpa Gosvāmī had composed for his books Lalita-mādhava and Vidagdha-mādhava. After examining the manuscripts of these two books, Rāmānanda Rāya approved and appreciated them very much.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. āmātewithin me
  2. sañcāri’creating all logical truths
  3. pūrvepreviously
  4. kahilāYou express
  5. siddhāntaconclusive statements
  6. yewhich
  7. sabaall of
  8. siddhānteconclusive statements
  9. brahmāeven Lord Brahmā
  10. nāhi pāya antacannot understand the limit
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What can you learn from Rāmānanda Rāya’s acknowledgment of the source of his understanding?

Practice

Before studying today, pause and pray for the mercy to understand and express what you read.

Live this todayAn Empowered Heart Can Speak Deep TruthThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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