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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 7.143

বার-বার প্রণয় কলহ করে প্রভু-সনে ।

অন্যোঽন্যে খট্মটি চলে দুইজনে ॥ ১৪৩ ॥

bāra-bāra praṇaya kalaha kare prabhu-sane

anyo-’nye khaṭmaṭi cale dui-jane

Translation

Jagadānanda Paṇḍita was accustomed to provoking loving quarrels with the Lord. There was always some disagreement between them.

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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.

Disagreement Within a Loving Relationship

  1. 1

    Jagadānanda Paṇḍita was accustomed to provoking loving quarrels with the Lord.

  2. 2

    There was always some disagreement between them.

  3. 3

    The preceding verse describes his love as pure and very deep. These disagreements are presented as loving exchanges.

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.
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. bāra-bāraagain and again
  2. praṇayaloving
  3. kalahaquarrel
  4. karemakes
  5. prabhu-sanewith Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  6. anyo-’nyemutual
  7. khaṭmaṭipicking a quarrel
  8. calegoes on
  9. dui-janebetween the two
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “love”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Why is it important to remember Jagadānanda Paṇḍita’s deep love when reading about his disagreements?

Practice

Write one sentence explaining why the word “loving” matters in this verse.

Live this todayDisagreement Within a Loving RelationshipThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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