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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 2: The Chastisement of Junior Haridāsa
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 2.3

সর্ব-লোক উদ্ধারিতে গৌর-অবতার ।

নিস্তারের হেতু তার ত্রিবিধ প্রকার ॥ ৩ ॥

sarva-loka uddhārite gaura-avatāra

nistārera hetu tāra trividha prakāra

Translation

In His incarnation as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa descended to deliver all the living beings in the three worlds, from Brahmaloka down to Pātālaloka. He caused their deliverance in three ways.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa Descends to Deliver All Living Beings

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Himself, appearing in this incarnation.

  2. 2

    He descended to deliver all living beings in the three worlds, from Brahmaloka down to Pātālaloka.

  3. 3

    He brought about their deliverance in three ways, which the following verses describe.

How it feels

Sorrow and uncompromising discipline. Junior Haridāsa’s exclusion and death present an ethically painful episode.

The mood of Antya 2 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 2: The Chastisement of Junior Haridāsa

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

Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī, the author of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, wanted to explain direct meetings with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, meetings with those empowered by Him, and His āvirbhāva appearance. Thus he described the glories of Nṛsiṁhānanda and other devotees.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 2
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sarva-lokaall the worlds
  2. uddhāriteto deliver
  3. gaura-avatārathe incarnation of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. nistārera hetucauses of the deliverance of all people
  5. tāraHis
  6. tri-vidha prakārathree kinds
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “deliver”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about the Lord’s purpose of delivering all living beings?

Practice

Write one sentence recalling who Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is and why He descended.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Descends to Deliver All Living BeingsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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