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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 3: The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura
Antya 3.90Antya 3.92

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.91

ঈশ্বর-স্বভাব, — ঐশ্বর্য চাহে আচ্ছাদিতে ।

ভক্ত-ঠাঞি লুকাইতে নারে, হয় ত’ বিদিতে ॥ ৯১ ॥

īśvara-svabhāva, — aiśvarya cāhe ācchādite

bhakta-ṭhāñi lukāite nāre, haya ta’ vidite

Translation

This is a characteristic of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although He wants to cover His opulence, He cannot do so before His devotees. This is well known everywhere.

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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.

The Lord Cannot Hide From His Devotees

  1. 1

    The Supreme Personality of Godhead sometimes wants to cover His opulence.

  2. 2

    Even when He wishes to conceal it, He cannot do so before His devotees.

  3. 3

    This is a well-known characteristic of the Lord: His devotees recognize what He wishes to hide.

How it feels

Steadfast compassion. Haridāsa’s spiritual conviction and the reach of the holy name confront prejudice and temptation.

The mood of Antya 3 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 3: The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura

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

On another occasion, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu once inquired from Haridāsa Ṭhākura, who was known as Brahma Haridāsa, how the yavanas, or persons bereft of Vedic culture, would be delivered in Kali-yuga . Haridāsa Ṭhākura replied that their deliverance would be possible if they very loudly chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, for hearing the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra chanted loudly, even with but little realization, would help them.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. īśvara-svabhāvathe characteristic of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
  2. aiśvaryaopulence
  3. cāhewants
  4. ācchāditeto cover
  5. bhakta-ṭhāñibefore His devotee
  6. lukāite nāreHe cannot cover
  7. haya ta’ viditeis well known
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does this reveal about the relationship between the Lord and His devotees?

Practice

Read the translation slowly and pause to reflect on the Lord’s closeness to His devotees.

Live this todayThe Lord Cannot Hide From His DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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