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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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Antya-līlā · Chapter 16: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Tastes Nectar from the Lips of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Antya 16.27Antya 16.29

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.28

শুনি’ ঠাকুর কহে, — “শাস্ত্র এই সত্য কয় ।

সেই শ্রেষ্ঠ, ঐছে যাঁতে কৃষ্ণভক্তি হয় ॥ ২৮ ॥

śuni’ ṭhākura kahe, — “śāstra ei satya kaya

sei śreṣṭha, aiche yāṅte kṛṣṇa-bhakti haya

Translation

Hearing these quotations from the revealed scripture Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Jhaḍu Ṭhākura replied, “Yes, this is true, for it is the version of śāstra. It is true, however, for one who is genuinely advanced in devotion to Kṛṣṇa.

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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.

Honor Genuine Advancement in Devotion

  1. 1

    Jhaḍu Ṭhākura accepts the quotations from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam as true because they are the statements of śāstra.

  2. 2

    He explains that these descriptions apply to someone genuinely advanced in devotion to Kṛṣṇa.

  3. 3

    His reply keeps genuine devotion at the center. The praise in these quotations concerns real spiritual advancement.

How it feels

Sweetness amidst longing. Jagannātha’s prasādam awakens intense awareness of Kṛṣṇa’s sweetness.

The mood of Antya 16 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 16: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Tastes Nectar from the Lips of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

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

Kālidāsa had tasted the remnants of food of all the Vaiṣṇavas in Bengal, even Jhaḍu Ṭhākura. Because of this, he received the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śuni’hearing
  2. ṭhākura kaheJhaḍu Ṭhākura said
  3. śāstrarevealed scripture
  4. eithis
  5. satyatruth
  6. kayasays
  7. seihe
  8. śreṣṭhabest
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Am I giving genuine devotion the importance that these scriptural statements give it?

Practice

Reread one of the preceding quotations and identify the devotional quality it praises.

Live this todayHonor Genuine Advancement in DevotionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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