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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 7.25Antya 7.27

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.26

‘ঐশ্বর্যজ্ঞানযুক্ত’, ‘কেবল’-ভাব আর ।

ঐশ্বর্য-জ্ঞানে না পাই ব্রজেন্দ্রকুমার ॥ ২৬ ॥

‘aiśvarya-jñāna-yukta’, ‘kevala’-bhāva āra

aiśvarya-jñāne nā pāi vrajendra-kumāra

Translation

“There are two kinds of emotion [bhāva]. Emotion with an understanding of the Lord’s full opulences is called aiśvarya-jñāna-yukta, and pure, uncontaminated emotion is called kevala. One cannot achieve shelter at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, the son of Mahārāja Nanda, simply by knowing His opulences.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Knowing Opulence Alone Is Not Enough

  1. 1

    There are two kinds of emotion, or bhāva.

  2. 2

    Emotion with an understanding of the Lord’s full opulences is called aiśvarya-jñāna-yukta. Pure, uncontaminated emotion is called kevala.

  3. 3

    Simply knowing Kṛṣṇa’s opulences cannot bring one shelter at His lotus feet as the son of Mahārāja Nanda.

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.
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. aiśvarya-jñāna-yuktawith understanding of the opulences
  2. kevalapure
  3. bhāvaemotion
  4. āraalso
  5. aiśvarya-jñāneby understanding of the opulences
  6. nā pāione does not get
  7. vrajendra-kumārathe son of Nanda Mahārāja
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “shelter”, “lotus feet”

  • 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: “bhāva”

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “nanda”

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 distinction do you see between knowing Kṛṣṇa’s greatness and seeking shelter at His lotus feet?

Practice

Take a quiet minute to reflect on the verse’s distinction between knowledge of opulence and pure emotion.

Live this todayKnowing Opulence Alone Is Not EnoughThis 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.

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