Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.91
“ফলেন ফলকারণমনুমীয়তে ॥ ৯১ ॥
phalena phala-kāraṇam anumīyate
Translation
“ ‘By seeing a result, one can understand the cause of that result.’
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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
How to study this verse, in six steps
- 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
- 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
- 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
- 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
- 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
- 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Understand it
Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Understanding Causes Through Their Results
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Seeing a result can help us understand its cause.
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The statement directs attention from what is visible to what brought it about.
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The purport identifies this statement as coming from the doctrines of Nyāya, or logic.
Key points from the purport
- This verse is from the doctrines of Nyāya, or logic.
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
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:
After this incident, the dog was liberated and went back home, back to Godhead. Meanwhile, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī reached Bengal, after returning from Vṛndāvana.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 1
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Word for word
Learn the words of the verse.
- phalenaby the result
- phala-kāraṇamthe origin of the result
- anumīyateone can guess
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Live it
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Ask yourself
What result in your daily life could help you understand the cause behind it?
Practice
Choose one result you noticed today and write down what may have caused it.
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