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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 5.81Antya 5.83

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.82

ভক্তগুণ প্রকাশিতে প্রভু ভাল জানে ।

নানা-ভঙ্গীতে গুণ প্রকাশি’ নিজ-লাভ মানে ॥ ৮২ ॥

bhakta-guṇa prakāśite prabhu bhāla jāne

nānā-bhaṅgīte guṇa prakāśi’ nija-lābha māne

Translation

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, knows very well how to demonstrate the qualities of His devotees. Therefore, acting like an artistic painter, He does so in various ways and considers this His personal profit.

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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 Reveals His Devotees’ Qualities

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

  2. 2

    He knows very well how to demonstrate His devotees’ qualities. Like an artistic painter, He reveals them in various ways.

  3. 3

    He considers the revealing of His devotees’ qualities His personal profit.

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. bhakta-guṇathe attributes of a devotee
  2. prakāśiteto manifest
  3. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. bhāla jāneknows very well how
  5. nānā-bhaṅgīteby various ways
  6. guṇaattributes
  7. prakāśi’manifesting
  8. nija-lābhaHis profit
  9. māneHe considers
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the Lord’s appreciation of His devotees teach me about appreciating them?

Practice

Choose one quality of Rāmānanda Rāya described here and pause to appreciate how the Lord brought it to light.

Live this todayThe Lord Reveals His Devotees’ QualitiesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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