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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 5.84
সন্ন্যাসী পণ্ডিতগণের করিতে গর্বনাশ ।
নীচ-শূদ্র-দ্বারা করেন ধর্মের প্রকাশ ॥ ৮৪ ॥
sannyāsī paṇḍita-gaṇera karite garva nāśa
nīca-śūdra-dvārā karena dharmera prakāśa
To vanquish the false pride of so-called renunciants and learned scholars, He spreads real religious principles, even through a śūdra, or lowborn, fourth-class man.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu spreads real religious principles even through a śūdra. In this way, He vanquishes the false pride of so-called renunciants and learned scholars.
A person greatly learned in the Vedānta-sūtras is called a paṇḍita, or learned scholar. This qualification is generally attributed to brāhmaṇas and sannyāsīs.
The brāhmaṇa is supposed to guide the other three varṇas, and the sannyāsī is supposed to guide even the brāhmaṇas. The Lord's teaching challenges false pride in these exalted positions.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Humility and discernment. The Lord directs a seeker to Rāmānanda and clarifies genuine spiritual qualification.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Then Pradyumna Miśra went to see Rāmānanda Rāya again to hear about the transcendental truth from him. 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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 5
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Does someone's social or religious status affect how willing I am to hear spiritual truth from them?
Today, notice one assumption you make about a person's spiritual understanding based on their status.
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