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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 7.145

তাঁর প্রণয়-রোষ দেখিতে প্রভুর ইচ্ছা হয় ।

ঐশ্বর্য-জ্ঞানে তাঁর রোষ নাহি উপজয় ॥ ১৪৫ ॥

tāṅra praṇaya-roṣa dekhite prabhura icchā haya

aiśvarya-jñāne tāṅra roṣa nāhi upajaya

Translation

Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sometimes desired to see Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s affectionate anger, but because of his knowledge of the Lord’s opulences, his anger was never invoked.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Awe Kept Gadādhara Paṇḍita Submissive

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sometimes desired to see Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s affectionate anger. Yet his knowledge of the Lord’s opulences prevented that anger from arising.

  2. 2

    Kṛṣṇa once jokingly advised Rukmiṇīdevī to accept another husband because He was unfit for her. She took His words seriously and fell to the ground in fear of separation from Him.

  3. 3

    Jagadānanda Paṇḍita disagreed with the Lord like Satyabhāmā. Gadādhara Paṇḍita, awed by the Lord’s opulence, remained submissive under all circumstances.

Key points from the purport
  • Joking with Rukmiṇīdevī in Dvārakā, Kṛṣṇa once advised her to accept another husband because He was unfit for her.
  • Rukmiṇīdevī, however, unable to understand His joking words, took them very seriously and immediately fell to the ground in fear of separation from Him.
  • In the pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita was always in disagreement with the Lord like Satyabhāmā, whereas Gadādhara Paṇḍita was always awed by the Lord’s opulence and was therefore submissive to the Lord under all circumstances.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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. tāṅrahis
  2. praṇaya-roṣaaffectionate anger
  3. dekhiteto see
  4. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  5. icchā hayathere is a desire
  6. aiśvarya-jñānedue to knowledge of opulences
  7. tāṅrahis
  8. roṣaanger
  9. nāhinot
  10. upajayais awakened
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Vipralambha · Love in separation

    Separation that intensifies remembrance and longing; especially central to the confidential pastimes at Purī. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “separation”

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

What does Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s response reveal about the place of awe in his love for the Lord?

Practice

Write down the contrast between Jagadānanda Paṇḍita’s disagreements and Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s submission.

Live this todayAwe Kept Gadādhara Paṇḍita SubmissiveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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