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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 7: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Vallabha Bhaṭṭa
Antya 7.99Antya 7.101

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.100

প্রত্যহ বল্লভ-ভট্ট আইসে প্রভু-স্থানে ।

‘উদ্গ্রাহাদি’ প্রায় করে আচার্যাদি-সনে ॥ ১০০ ॥

pratyaha vallabha-bhaṭṭa āise prabhu-sthāne

‘udgrāhādi’ prāya kare ācāryādi-sane

Translation

Every day, Vallabha Bhaṭṭa would come to the place of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to engage in unnecessary arguments with Advaita Ācārya and other great personalities, such as Svarūpa Dāmodara.

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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.

Avoid Unnecessary Arguments

  1. 1

    Vallabha Bhaṭṭa came daily to the place of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    He engaged in unnecessary arguments with Advaita Ācārya and other great personalities, including Svarūpa Dāmodara.

  3. 3

    His regular visits became occasions for argument. This invites us to examine how we use the company of devotees.

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prati-ahadaily
  2. vallabha-bhaṭṭaVallabha Bhaṭṭa
  3. āisecomes
  4. prabhu-sthāneto the place of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  5. udgrāha-ādi prāyaunnecessary argument
  6. karedoes
  7. ācārya-ādi-sanewith Advaita Ācārya and others
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “company of”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When I discuss devotional teachings, am I seeking understanding or an argument?

Practice

In one discussion today, listen carefully before offering your own conclusion.

Live this todayAvoid Unnecessary ArgumentsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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