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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 7.130Antya 7.132

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.131

প্রভু কহে, — “তুমি ‘পণ্ডিত’ ‘মহাভাগবত’ ।

দুইগুণ যাহাঁ, তাহাঁ নাহি গর্ব-পর্বত ॥ ১৩১ ॥

prabhu kahe — “tumi ‘paṇḍita’ ‘mahā-bhāgavata’

dui-guṇa yāhāṅ, tāhāṅ nāhi garva-parvata

Translation

Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “You are both a greatly learned scholar and a great devotee. Wherever there are two such attributes, there cannot be a mountain of false 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.

Learning and Devotion Leave Pride No Place

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu acknowledged Vallabha Bhaṭṭa as a greatly learned scholar.

  2. 2

    The Lord also acknowledged him as a great devotee.

  3. 3

    He said that where these two attributes are present, there cannot be a mountain of false 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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhu kaheŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said
  2. tumiyou
  3. paṇḍitavery learned scholar
  4. mahā-bhāgavatagreat devotee
  5. dui-guṇatwo qualities
  6. yāhāṅwherever
  7. tāhāṅthere
  8. nāhithere cannot be
  9. garva-parvatathe mountain of pride
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Is my learning accompanied by devotion and humility?

Practice

Before studying today, pause and ask that your learning support devotion rather than false pride.

Live this todayLearning and Devotion Leave Pride No PlaceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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