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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 7.162Antya 7.164

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.163

পণ্ডিতের ভাব-মুদ্রা কহন না যায় ।

‘গদাধর-প্রাণনাথ’ নাম হৈল যায় ॥ ১৬৩ ॥

paṇḍitera bhāva-mudrā kahana nā yāya

‘gadādhara-prāṇa-nātha’ nāma haila yāya

Translation

No one can describe the characteristics and ecstatic love of Gadādhara Paṇḍita. Therefore another name for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Gadādhara-prāṇanātha, “the life and soul of Gadādhara Paṇḍita.”

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Life and Soul of Gadādhara

  1. 1

    Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s characteristics and ecstatic love are beyond anyone’s ability to describe.

  2. 2

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is therefore also called Gadādhara-prāṇanātha.

  3. 3

    This name means “the life and soul of Gadādhara Paṇḍita,” revealing the depth of their relationship.

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. paṇḍiteraof Gadādhara Paṇḍita
  2. bhāva-mudrācharacteristics and ecstatic love
  3. kahana nā yāyacannot be described
  4. gadādhara-prāṇa-nāthathe Lord of the life of Gadādhara
  5. nāmaname
  6. hailabecame
  7. yāyagoes
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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: “ecstatic love”

  • Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling

    Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “relationship”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the name Gadādhara-prāṇanātha help me appreciate about Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s love?

Practice

Repeat the name Gadādhara-prāṇanātha slowly today and recall its meaning.

Live this todayThe Life and Soul of GadādharaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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