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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 5: How Pradyumna Miśra Received Instructions from Rāmānanda Rāya
Antya 5.141Antya 5.143

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.142

‘পণ্ডিতের মান্য-পাত্র হয় ‘পণ্ডিতমানী’ ।

তথাপি ভক্তবাৎসল্যে ‘মনুষ্য’ অভিমানী ॥ ১৪২ ॥

‘paṇḍitera mānya-pātra — haya ‘paṇḍita-mānī’

tathāpi bhakta-vātsalye ‘manuṣya’ abhimānī

Translation

“The word ‘paṇḍita-mānī’ can be used to indicate that Kṛṣṇa is honored even by learned scholars. Nevertheless, because of affection for His devotees, Kṛṣṇa appears like an ordinary human being and may therefore be called ‘martya.’

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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.

Kṛṣṇa Appears Human Out of Affection

  1. 1

    The word ‘paṇḍita-mānī’ can indicate that Kṛṣṇa is honored even by learned scholars.

  2. 2

    Because of affection for His devotees, Kṛṣṇa appears like an ordinary human being.

  3. 3

    He may therefore be called ‘martya.’ This human appearance expresses His affection for His devotees.

How it feels

Humility and discernment. The Lord directs a seeker to Rāmānanda and clarifies genuine spiritual qualification.

The mood of Antya 5 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 5: How Pradyumna Miśra Received Instructions from Rāmānanda Rāya

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

Although Svarūpa Dāmodara condemned the entire drama, by reference to secondary meanings of the introductory verse he nevertheless satisfied the brāhmaṇa. That brāhmaṇa poet thus became greatly obliged to Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, renounced his family connections and stayed at Jagannātha Purī with the associates of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. paṇḍiteraof learned scholars
  2. mānya-pātraworshipable object
  3. hayais
  4. paṇḍita-mānīa person honored by the learned scholars
  5. tathāpistill
  6. bhakta-vātsalyebecause of being very affectionate to the devotees
  7. manuṣya abhimānīpresents Himself as an ordinary human being
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does knowing Kṛṣṇa’s affection for His devotees shape your understanding of His human appearance?

Practice

Pause today to reflect on this sentence: Kṛṣṇa appears like an ordinary human being out of affection for His devotees.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Appears Human Out of AffectionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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