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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 7.32Antya 7.34

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.33

ত্রয্যা চোপনিষদ্ভিশ্চ সাংখ্যযোগৈশ্চ সাত্বতৈঃ ।

উপগীয়মানমাহাত্ম্যং হরিং সাঽমন্যতাত্মজম্ ॥ ৩৩ ॥

trayyā copaniṣadbhiś ca

sāṅkhya-yogaiś ca sātvataiḥ

upagīyamāna-māhātmyaṁ

hariṁ sāmanyatātmajam

Translation

“ ‘When mother Yaśodā saw all the universes within Kṛṣṇa’s mouth, she was astonished for the time being. The Lord is worshiped like Indra and other demigods by the followers of the three Vedas, who offer Him sacrifices. He is worshiped as impersonal Brahman by saintly persons who understand His greatness through studying the Upaniṣads, as the puruṣa by great philosophers who analytically study the universe, as the all-pervading Supersoul by great yogīs, and as the Supreme Personality of Godhead by devotees. Nevertheless, mother Yaśodā considered the Lord her own son.’

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Yaśodā Sees the Supreme as Her Son

  1. 1

    Mother Yaśodā was astonished for a time when she saw all the universes within Kṛṣṇa’s mouth.

  2. 2

    Different worshipers approach the Lord through sacrifices, as impersonal Brahman, as the puruṣa, as the all-pervading Supersoul, or as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

  3. 3

    Nevertheless, mother Yaśodā considered the Lord her own son. Seeing His greatness did not replace her motherly love.

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. trayyāby followers of the three Vedas who perform great sacrifices like those performed for Indra and other demigods
  2. caalso
  3. upaniṣadbhiḥby the followers of the Upaniṣads, the topmost portion of Vedic knowledge
  4. caalso
  5. sāṅkhyaby the philosophers who analytically study the universe
  6. yogaiḥby mystic yogīs
  7. caand
  8. sātvataiḥby devotees who follow the method of worship mentioned in the Pañcarātra and other Vedic literatures
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “followers”

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “saintly”

  • 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: “yaśodā”

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 stands out to you about Yaśodā’s love amid these descriptions of the Lord’s greatness?

Practice

Reread the verse’s final sentence and spend a moment reflecting on Yaśodā’s love for Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayYaśodā Sees the Supreme as Her SonThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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