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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 7.156Antya 7.158

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.157

পণ্ডিত কহেন, — প্রভু স্বতন্ত্র সর্বজ্ঞ-শিরোমণি ।

তাঁর সনে ‘হঠ’ করি, — ভাল নাহি মানি ॥ ১৫৭ ॥

paṇḍita kahena, — prabhu svatantra sarvajña-śiromaṇi

tāṅra sane ‘haṭha’ kari, — bhāla nāhi māni

Translation

Gadādhara Paṇḍita said, “Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is completely independent. He is the topmost omniscient personality. It would not look well for me to talk to Him as if I were His equal.

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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.

Reverence for the Independent, Omniscient Lord

  1. 1

    Gadādhara Paṇḍita declared that Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is completely independent.

  2. 2

    He described the Lord as the topmost omniscient personality, the one who knows everything.

  3. 3

    He felt it would not be fitting to speak to the Lord as an equal. This reverence explains why he did not retaliate.

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. paṇḍita kahenaGadādhara Paṇḍita said
  2. prabhuLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. svatantraindependent
  4. sarvajña-śiromaṇithe best of the omniscient
  5. tāṅra sanewith Him
  6. haṭha kariif I talk on an equal level
  7. bhālagood
  8. nāhi māniI do not think it is
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can remembering the Lord’s complete knowledge deepen humility in your devotional life?

Practice

Spend a quiet minute remembering Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s independence and complete knowledge, while acknowledging the limits of your own understanding.

Live this todayReverence for the Independent, Omniscient LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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