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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.75
সাত বৎসরের শিশু, নাহি অধ্যয়ন ।
ঐছে শ্লোক করে, — লোকের চমৎকার মন ॥ ৭৫ ॥
sāta vatsarera śiśu, nāhi adhyayana
aiche śloka kare, — lokera camatkāra mana
Although the boy was only seven years old and still had no education, he composed such a nice verse. Everyone was struck with wonder.
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The boy was only seven years old and still had no education.
Despite this, he composed such a nice verse glorifying Kṛṣṇa.
Everyone was struck with wonder. The next verse identifies this as the glory of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s causeless mercy.
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
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When Kavi-karṇapūra was only seven years old, he was initiated by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu into the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. He later became the greatest poet among the Vaiṣṇava ācāryas.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 16
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “mercy”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What invites your wonder in this young boy’s offering?
Reread the boy’s verse, remembering his age and lack of education.
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