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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
Antya 2.62Antya 2.64

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 2.63

আনন্দে বিহ্বল প্রদ্যুম্ন, পড়ে অশ্রুধার ।

“হাহা কিবা কর” বলি’ করয়ে ফুৎকার ॥ ৬৩ ॥

ānande vihvala pradyumna, paḍe aśru-dhāra

“hāhā kibā kara” bali’ karaye phutkāra

Translation

Pradyumna Brahmacārī was overwhelmed by transcendental ecstasy upon seeing Caitanya Mahāprabhu eating everything. Thus tears flowed from his eyes. Nevertheless, he expressed dismay, saying, “Alas, alas! My dear Lord, what are You doing? You are eating everyone’s food!

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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.

Ecstatic joy expressed through loving concern

  1. 1

    Pradyumna Brahmacārī was overwhelmed by transcendental ecstasy when he saw Caitanya Mahāprabhu eating everything.

  2. 2

    Tears flowed from his eyes as he witnessed the Lord eating.

  3. 3

    Nevertheless, he expressed dismay and asked why the Lord was eating everyone’s food. His concern accompanied his joy.

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:

Nevertheless, his brother, Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Ācārya, discoursed upon the commentary of impersonalism (Māyāvāda). Śrīla Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, the secretary of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, forbid Bhagavān Ācārya to indulge in hearing that commentary.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ānande vihvalaoverwhelmed by transcendental ecstasy
  2. pradyumnaPradyumna Brahmacārī
  3. paḍe aśru-dhāratears fell from his eyes
  4. hāhāalas, alas
  5. kibā karawhat are You doing
  6. bali’saying
  7. karaye phut-kārabegan to express disappointment
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does Pradyumna Brahmacārī’s concern help you see the personal nature of his service?

Practice

Pause over his words, “My dear Lord,” and reflect on the affection in his address.

Live this todayEcstatic joy expressed through loving concernThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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