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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.112

আর দিন আসি’ বসিলা প্রভুরে নমস্করি’ ।

সভাতে কহেন কিছু মনে গর্ব করি’ ॥ ১১২ ॥

āra dina āsi’ vasilā prabhure namaskari’

sabhāte kahena kichu mane garva kari’

Translation

The next day when he came to the assembly of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he sat down after offering obeisances to the Lord and said something with great pride.

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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.

Outward Respect Can Accompany Inward Pride

  1. 1

    Vallabha Bhaṭṭa returned the next day to the assembly of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    He offered obeisances to the Lord and then sat down.

  3. 3

    Although he showed outward respect, he spoke with great pride.

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.
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. āra dinathe next day
  2. āsi’coming
  3. vasilāsat down
  4. prabhure namaskari’offering obeisances to Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  5. sabhātein the assembly
  6. kahenahe said
  7. kichusomething
  8. manewithin the mind
  9. garva kari’being proud
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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: “offered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Does my manner of speaking match the respect I outwardly show?

Practice

In one conversation today, express your view respectfully without boasting.

Live this todayOutward Respect Can Accompany Inward PrideThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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