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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 7.127Antya 7.129

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.128

আমি — অজ্ঞ, ‘হিত’-স্থানে মানি ‘অপমানে’ ।

ইন্দ্র যেন কৃষ্ণের নিন্দা করিল অজ্ঞানে ॥ ১২৮ ॥

āmi — ajña, ‘hita’-sthāne māni ‘apamāne’

indra yena kṛṣṇera nindā karila ajñāne

Translation

“I am an ignorant fool, for I interpret as an insult what is meant for my benefit. In this way I am just like King Indra, who out of ignorance tried to surpass Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Lord.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Lives touched by mercyVallabha Bhaṭṭa · step 4, Turning: He recognizes his error
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Recognize Benefit Beyond Wounded Pride

  1. 1

    Vallabha Bhaṭṭa admitted that ignorance had led him to mistake a benefit for an insult.

  2. 2

    He compared himself to King Indra, who had tried to surpass Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Lord.

  3. 3

    His confession recognized both his own foolishness and the Lord’s supreme position.

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:

Later, when Vallabha Bhaṭṭa became intimately connected with the Lord, the Lord advised him to take instructions from Gadādhara Paṇḍita. Thus the Lord expressed His feelings of love for Gadādhara Paṇḍita.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. āmiI
  2. ajñaignorant fool
  3. hita-sthānewhat is for my benefit
  4. māniI consider
  5. apamāneas an insult
  6. indraKing Indra
  7. yenaas
  8. kṛṣṇeraof Lord Kṛṣṇa
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Have I ever rejected helpful correction because it hurt my pride?

Practice

Recall one helpful correction you resisted, and write down the benefit you can now see in it.

Live this todayRecognize Benefit Beyond Wounded PrideThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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