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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 7.30Antya 7.32

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.31

‘মোর সখা’, ‘মোর পুত্র’, — এই ‘শুদ্ধ’ মন ।

অতএব শুক-ব্যাস করে প্রশংসন ॥ ৩১ ॥

‘mora sakhā’, ‘mora putra’, — ei ‘śuddha’ mana

ataeva śuka-vyāsa kare praśaṁsana

Translation

“In pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness, without knowledge of the Lord’s opulences, a devotee considers Kṛṣṇa his friend or son. Therefore this devotional attitude is praised even by Śukadeva Gosvāmī and Vyāsadeva, the supreme authority.

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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.

Pure Devotional Intimacy Receives Highest Praise

  1. 1

    In pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness, a devotee considers Kṛṣṇa his friend or son.

  2. 2

    This devotional attitude is without knowledge of the Lord’s opulences.

  3. 3

    Such devotion is praised even by Śukadeva Gosvāmī and Vyāsadeva, the supreme authority.

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. mora sakhāmy friend
  2. mora putramy son
  3. eithis
  4. śuddhapure
  5. manaconsciousness
  6. ataevatherefore
  7. śuka-vyāsaŚukadeva Gosvāmī and Vyāsadeva
  8. kare praśaṁsanapraise
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the praise of Śukadeva Gosvāmī and Vyāsadeva shape your appreciation of this intimate devotion?

Practice

Write one sentence describing the devotional attitude praised in this verse.

Live this todayPure Devotional Intimacy Receives Highest PraiseThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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