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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 7.20Antya 7.22

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.21

ষড়্দর্শন-বেত্তা ভট্টাচার্য-সার্বভৌম ।

ষড়্দর্শনে জগদ্গুরু ভাগবতোত্তম ॥ ২১ ॥

ṣaḍ-darśana-vettā bhaṭṭācārya-sārvabhauma

ṣaḍ-darśane jagad-guru bhāgavatottama

Translation

“Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya perfectly knows the six philosophical theses. He is therefore the spiritual master of the entire world in teaching the six paths of philosophy. He is the best of devotees.

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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.

Profound Learning Joined with Devotion

  1. 1

    Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya perfectly knows the six philosophical theses.

  2. 2

    He is therefore described as the spiritual master of the entire world in teaching the six paths of philosophy.

  3. 3

    He is also praised as the best of devotees. The verse honors both his philosophical understanding and his devotion.

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:

In this chapter, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s meeting with Vallabha Bhaṭṭa is described. There was some joking behavior between these two personalities, and finally Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu corrected Vallabha Bhaṭṭa and sympathetically accepted an invitation from him.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ṣaṭ-darśanaof the six philosophical theses
  2. vettāthe knower
  3. bhaṭṭācārya-sārvabhaumaSārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  4. ṣaṭ-darśanein six philosophical theses
  5. jagat-guruthe spiritual master of the entire world
  6. bhāgavata-uttamathe best of the devotees
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I value devotion alongside philosophical learning?

Practice

Write one sentence today about why devotion matters to you alongside understanding philosophy.

Live this todayProfound Learning Joined with DevotionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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