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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 5.61Antya 5.63

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.62

ভাল, মন্দ — কিছু আমি পুছিতে না জানি ।

‘দীন’ দেখি’ কৃপা করি’ কহিবা আপনি ।।” ৬২ ।। ॥ ৬২ ॥

bhāla, manda — kichu āmi puchite nā jāni

‘dīna’ dekhi’ kṛpā kari’ kahibā āpani”

Translation

“I do not know how to inquire, for I do not know what is good and what is bad. Seeing me to be poor in knowledge, kindly speak whatever is good for me by your own good will.”

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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.

Ask for Guidance Beyond Your Understanding

  1. 1

    Pradyumna Miśra admits that he does not know how to inquire.

  2. 2

    He says he cannot distinguish what is good from what is bad and considers himself poor in knowledge.

  3. 3

    He asks Rāmānanda Rāya to speak whatever is good for him, trusting his good will.

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:

Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya was training the deva-dāsī dancing girls in the temple, and when Pradyumna Miśra heard about this, he returned to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The Lord, however, elaborately described the character of Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. bhālagood
  2. mandabad
  3. kichusomething
  4. āmiI
  5. puchiteto inquire
  6. nā jānido not know
  7. dīnavery poor in knowledge
  8. dekhi’seeing (me)
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Can you acknowledge what you do not know and ask for guidance?

Practice

In your next spiritual conversation, name one thing you do not understand and ask for helpful guidance.

Live this todayAsk for Guidance Beyond Your UnderstandingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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