1 · Learn4 of 6 · 5 min

Study a Verse

Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.

Or browse by līlā and chapter

Antya-līlā · 20 chapters

1234567891011121314151617181920
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.
Read the full guide: how to read Caitanya Caritamrta ›
Antya-līlā · Chapter 4: Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī
Antya 4.159Antya 4.161

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.160

আমার উপদেষ্টা তুমি — প্রামাণিক আর্য ।

তোমারেহ উপদেশে — বালকা করে ঐছে কার্য ।।” ১৬০ ।। ॥ ১৬০ ॥

āmāra upadeṣṭā tumi — prāmāṇika ārya

tomāreha upadeśe — bālakā kare aiche kārya

Translation

“My dear Sanātana, you are on the level of My advisor, for you are an authorized person. But Jagā wants to advise you. This is but the impudence of a naughty boy.”

Read this verse on Vedabase.io

This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Honor Authorized Spiritual Guidance

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu addresses Sanātana affectionately as “My dear Sanātana.”

  2. 2

    He calls Sanātana an authorized person and places him on the level of His own advisor.

  3. 3

    Against this standing, Jagā’s attempt to advise Sanātana is described as the impudence of a naughty boy.

How it feels

Despair met with care. Sanātana’s wish to die is interrupted by the Lord’s protective insistence on his future service.

The mood of Antya 4 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 4: Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī

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

Jagadānanda advised him to return to Vṛndāvana after the car festival of Jagannātha, but when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard about this instruction, He chastised Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and reminded him that Sanātana Gosvāmī was senior to him and also more learned. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu informed Sanātana Gosvāmī that because Sanātana was a pure devotee, the Lord was never inconvenienced by his bodily condition.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 4
2

Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. āmāraMy
  2. upadeṣṭāadvisor
  3. tumiyou
  4. prāmāṇika āryaauthorized person
  5. tomārehaeven you
  6. upadeśehe advises
  7. bālakāboy
  8. karedoes
  9. aichesuch
  10. kāryabusiness
3

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I recognize and honor the qualifications of those from whom I can learn?

Practice

Acknowledge one experienced person’s guidance today with a specific word of thanks.

Live this todayHonor Authorized Spiritual GuidanceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

Ask Caitanya CaritamrtaHave a question about CC Antya 4.160? Get an answer from the verses themselves.
  1. Learn
  2. Live
  3. Lead
Next in Learn · 5 of 9 · 2 minAsk Caitanya CaritamrtaBring your own question. Get an answer drawn only from the book's translations, with every verse shown.Back · LearnLīlās & chapters