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  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 7: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Vallabha Bhaṭṭa
Antya 7.9Antya 7.11

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.10

যেষাং সংস্মরণাৎ পুংসাং সদ্যঃ শুধ্যন্তি বৈ গৃহাঃ ।

কিং পুনর্দর্শনস্পর্শপাদশৌচাসনাদিভিঃ ॥ ১০ ॥

yeṣāṁ saṁsmaraṇāt puṁsāṁ

sadyaḥ śudhyanti vai gṛhāḥ

kiṁ punar darśana-sparśa-

pāda-śaucāsanādibhiḥ

Translation

“ ‘One can immediately purify his entire house simply by remembering exalted personalities, to say nothing of directly seeing them, touching their lotus feet, washing their feet or offering them places to sit.’

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Remembering Exalted Personalities Purifies the Home

  1. 1

    Simply remembering exalted personalities can immediately purify one's entire house.

  2. 2

    Directly seeing them and touching or washing their lotus feet are further opportunities to honor them.

  3. 3

    Even offering them places to sit is included in this praise of personal service. The purport identifies the statement as a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

Connected verses· 1

The purport of CC Antya 7.10 quotesSB 1.19.33

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.19.33).

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

How it feels

Pride softened by grace. Humor and correction lead toward humility and a relationship of devotion.

The mood of Antya 7 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 7: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Vallabha Bhaṭṭa

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

There was some joking behavior between these two personalities, and finally Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu corrected Vallabha Bhaṭṭa and sympathetically accepted an invitation from him. Before this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw that Vallabha Bhaṭṭa was greatly attached to Gadādhara Paṇḍita.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 7
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. yeṣāmof whom
  2. saṁsmaraṇātby remembrance
  3. puṁsāmof persons
  4. sadyaḥimmediately
  5. śudhyantibecome purified
  6. vaicertainly
  7. gṛhāḥthe houses
  8. kim punaḥwhat to speak of
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “lotus feet”

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “service”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this verse deepen your appreciation for remembering exalted personalities?

Practice

While at home today, take a moment to remember an exalted personality you honor.

Live this todayRemembering Exalted Personalities Purifies the HomeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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