1 · Learn4 of 6 · 5 min

Study a Verse

Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.

Or browse by līlā and chapter

Antya-līlā · 20 chapters

1234567891011121314151617181920
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.
Read the full guide: how to read Caitanya Caritamrta ›
Antya-līlā · Chapter 7: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Vallabha Bhaṭṭa
Antya 7.167Antya 7.169

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.168

অন্তরে ‘অনুগ্রহ’, বাহ্যে ‘উপেক্ষার প্রায়’ ।

বাহ্যার্থ যেই লয়, সেই নাশ যায় ॥ ১৬৮ ॥

antare ‘anugraha,’ bāhye ‘upekṣāra prāya’

bāhyārtha yei laya, sei nāśa yāya

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was actually always merciful within His heart, but He was sometimes externally negligent of His devotees. We should not be preoccupied with His external feature, however, for if we do so we shall be vanquished.

Read this verse on Vedabase.io

This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Lives touched by mercyVallabha Bhaṭṭa · step 5, Fruit: Receptivity to devotees
1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Look Beyond the Lord’s Outward Dealings

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was always merciful within His heart.

  2. 2

    Sometimes He outwardly neglected His devotees. This outward behavior did not mean that His inner mercy was absent.

  3. 3

    The verse warns that becoming preoccupied with His external behavior leads to ruin.

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
2

Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. antarewithin the heart
  2. anugrahamercy
  3. bāhyeexternally
  4. upekṣāra prāyalike neglect
  5. bāhya-arthathe external meaning
  6. yeianyone who
  7. layatakes
  8. seihe
  9. nāśa yāyabecomes vanquished
3

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “merciful”, “mercy”

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

4

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Am I judging the Lord’s mercy only by His outward behavior in this account?

Practice

Reread this verse and pause to reflect on the Lord’s constant inner mercy.

Live this todayLook Beyond the Lord’s Outward DealingsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

Ask Caitanya CaritamrtaHave a question about CC Antya 7.168? Get an answer from the verses themselves.
  1. Learn
  2. Live
  3. Lead
Next in Learn · 5 of 9 · 2 minAsk Caitanya CaritamrtaBring your own question. Get an answer drawn only from the book's translations, with every verse shown.Back · LearnLīlās & chapters