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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 7.109Antya 7.112

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Antya 7.110-111

“নিত্য আমার এই সভায় হয় কক্ষা-পাত ।

একদিন উপরে যদি হয় মোর বাত্ ॥ ১১০ ॥

“nitya āmāra ei sabhāya haya kakṣā-pāta

eka-dina upare yadi haya mora bāt

Translation

“Every day I am defeated in this assembly. If by chance I am one day victorious, that will be a great source of happiness for me, and all my shame will go away. But what means shall I adopt to establish my statements?”

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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.

The Desire to Win Shapes Reflection

  1. 1

    Vallabha Bhaṭṭa felt that he was defeated every day in the assembly.

  2. 2

    He imagined that one victory would bring great happiness and remove all his shame.

  3. 3

    He considered what means he could use to establish his statements.

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:

Therefore He acted as if displeased with Gadādhara Paṇḍita. Later, when Vallabha Bhaṭṭa became intimately connected with the Lord, the Lord advised him to take instructions from Gadādhara Paṇḍita.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. nityadaily
  2. āmāramy
  3. eithis
  4. sabhāyain the assembly
  5. hayathere is
  6. kakṣā-pātadefeat
  7. eka-dinaone day
  8. upareon top
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I sometimes look for victory in discussion as a way to escape embarrassment?

Practice

Before one discussion today, pause and notice whether you are preparing to understand or merely to win.

Live this todayThe Desire to Win Shapes ReflectionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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