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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.68
দীনেরে অধিক দয়া করেন ভগবান্ ।
কুলীন, পণ্ডিত, ধনীর বড় অভিমান ॥ ৬৮ ॥
dīnere adhika dayā kare bhagavān
kulīna, paṇḍita, dhanīra baḍa abhimāna
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, is always favorable to the humble and meek, but aristocrats, learned scholars and the wealthy are always proud of their positions.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is always favorable to the humble and meek.
The verse describes aristocrats, learned scholars and wealthy people as proud of their positions.
The contrast is between humility that receives Kṛṣṇa’s favor and pride in worldly position.
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
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
I have to execute many devotional services through your body. I want you to preach the cult of devotional service and go to Vṛndāvana to excavate the lost holy places.”Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 4
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “humble”, “meek”, “humility”
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: “favorable”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Where do I take pride in my position, learning or possessions?
During one conversation today, refrain from displaying your status, knowledge or wealth.
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