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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
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.83

আর এক ‘স্বভাব’ গৌরের শুন, ভক্তগণ ।

ঐশ্বর্য-স্বভাব গূঢ় করে প্রকটন ॥ ৮৩ ॥

āra eka ‘svabhāva’ gaurera śuna, bhakta-gaṇa

aiśvarya-svabhāva gūḍha kare prakaṭana

Translation

There is yet another characteristic of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. O devotees, listen carefully to how He manifests His opulence and characteristics, although they are exceptionally deep.

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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.

Listen Carefully to the Lord’s Deep Qualities

  1. 1

    The account turns to another characteristic of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    Devotees are asked to listen carefully to how He manifests His opulence and characteristics.

  3. 3

    These manifestations are exceptionally deep and call for attentive hearing.

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:

A brāhmaṇa from Bengal composed a drama about the activities of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and went to Jagannātha Purī to show it to the associates of the Lord. When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s secretary, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, heard the drama, he discerned a tinge of Māyāvāda philosophy and pointed it out to the author.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. āraanother
  2. ekaone
  3. svabhāvacharacteristic
  4. gaureraof Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  5. śunahear
  6. bhakta-gaṇaO devotees
  7. aiśvarya-svabhāvaopulences and characteristics
  8. gūḍhavery deep
  9. karedoes
  10. prakaṭanamanifestation
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I give more careful attention to descriptions of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

Practice

Put aside distractions and read this translation slowly twice, giving full attention to its invitation to listen.

Live this todayListen Carefully to the Lord’s Deep QualitiesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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