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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 2.94

“বুদ্ধি ভ্রষ্ট হৈল তোমার গোপালের সঙ্গে ।

মায়াবাদ শুনিবারে উপজিল রঙ্গে ॥ ৯৪ ॥

“buddhi bhraṣṭa haila tomāra gopālera saṅge

māyāvāda śunibāre upajila raṅge

Translation

“You have lost your intelligence in the association of Gopāla, and therefore you are eager to hear the Māyāvāda philosophy.

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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.

Association shapes what we want to hear

  1. 1

    Svarūpa Dāmodara tells Bhagavān Ācārya that association with Gopāla has affected his intelligence.

  2. 2

    He connects this association with Bhagavān Ācārya’s eagerness to hear Māyāvāda philosophy.

  3. 3

    In the surrounding exchange, his concern is to protect the understanding that the Lord is the master and the living entity is His servant.

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.
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. buddhiintelligence
  2. bhraṣṭalost
  3. hailahas been
  4. tomārayour
  5. gopālera saṅgein the association of Gopāla
  6. māyāvāda śunibāreto hear the commentary of Māyāvāda philosophy
  7. upajila raṅgehas awakened the propensity
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “association”

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “servant”

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

Does what I choose to hear strengthen my desire to serve Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Review one thing you plan to read or hear today and consider whether it supports service to Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayAssociation shapes what we want to hearThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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