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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 7.105Antya 7.107

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.106

শুনি’ প্রভু কহেন, — “তুমি না জান ধর্মমর্ম ।

স্বামি-আজ্ঞা পালে, — এই পতিব্রতা-ধর্ম ॥ ১০৬ ॥

śuni’ prabhu kahena, — “tumi nā jāna dharma-marma

svāmi-ājñā pāle, — ei pati-vratā-dharma

Translation

Hearing this, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “My dear Vallabha Bhaṭṭa, you do not know religious principles. Actually, the first duty of a chaste woman is to carry out the order of her husband.

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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.

Devotion Means Carrying Out Kṛṣṇa’s Order

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu told Vallabha Bhaṭṭa that he did not know religious principles.

  2. 2

    He explained that the first duty of a chaste woman is to carry out her husband’s order.

  3. 3

    This corrects the reasoning behind Vallabha Bhaṭṭa’s objection. The following statement applies this principle to Kṛṣṇa’s order to chant His name.

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:

Before this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw that Vallabha Bhaṭṭa was greatly attached to Gadādhara Paṇḍita. Therefore He acted as if displeased with Gadādhara Paṇḍita.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śuni’hearing
  2. prabhu kahenaŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said
  3. tumiyou
  4. nā jānado not know
  5. dharma-marmareal religious principles
  6. svāmiof the husband
  7. ājñāorder
  8. pāleobeys
  9. eithis
  10. pati-vratā-dharmathe religious principle of a chaste woman
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “chant”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Am I giving Kṛṣṇa’s instruction priority over my own reasoning?

Practice

Take a brief moment today to chant Kṛṣṇa’s name as an act of following His order.

Live this todayDevotion Means Carrying Out Kṛṣṇa’s OrderThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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