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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 7.128Antya 7.130

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.129

তোমার কৃপা-অঞ্জনে এবে গর্ব-আন্ধ্য গেল ।

তুমি এত কৃপা কৈলা, — এবে ‘জ্ঞান’ হৈল ॥ ১২৯ ॥

tomāra kṛpā-añjane ebe garva-āndhya gela

tumi eta kṛpā kailā, — ebe ‘jñāna’ haila

Translation

“My dear Lord, You have cured the blindness of my false pride by smearing my eyes with the ointment of Your mercy. You have bestowed so much mercy upon me that my ignorance is now gone.

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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.

The Lord’s Mercy Opens Blinded Eyes

  1. 1

    Vallabha Bhaṭṭa described his false pride as blindness.

  2. 2

    He compared the Lord’s mercy to ointment applied to his eyes.

  3. 3

    He credited the Lord’s abundant mercy with removing his ignorance.

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. tomāra kṛpā-añjaneby the eye ointment of Your mercy
  2. ebenow
  3. garva-āndhyathe blindness of false pride
  4. gelahas gone
  5. tumiYou
  6. etasuch
  7. kṛpāmercy
  8. kailāhave shown
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “mercy”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What might false pride be preventing me from seeing clearly?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer of gratitude for help you have received in recognizing a mistake.

Live this todayThe Lord’s Mercy Opens Blinded EyesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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