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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 7.34 Antya 7.36

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.35

ঐশ্বর্য দেখিলেহ ‘শুদ্ধের’ নহে ঐশ্বর্য জ্ঞান ।

অতএব ঐশ্বর্য হইতে ‘কেবল’-ভাব প্রধান ॥ ৩৫ ॥

aiśvarya dekhileha ‘śuddhera’ nahe aiśvarya jñāna

ataeva aiśvarya ha-ite ‘kevala’-bhāva pradhāna

Translation

“Even if a pure devotee sees the opulence of Kṛṣṇa, he does not accept it. Therefore pure consciousness is more exalted than consciousness of the Lord’s opulence.

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

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Pure Love Surpasses Awareness of Opulence

1
Even when a pure devotee sees Kṛṣṇa’s opulence, that devotee does not accept it as the basis of the relationship.
2
Pure consciousness is more exalted than consciousness of the Lord’s opulence.
3
Mother Yaśodā illustrates this in the preceding verses: even after seeing the universes within Kṛṣṇa’s mouth, she considered Him her son.

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

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.

aiśvaryaopulence
dekhilehaeven after seeing
śuddheraof a pure devotee
naheis not
aiśvarya-jñānaknowledge of opulence
ataevatherefore
aiśvarya ha-itethan the understanding of opulence
kevala-bhāvapure emotion
pradhānamore eminent

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

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: “pure devotee”
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: “relationship”
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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does Yaśodā’s example help you understand love that is not governed by awareness of greatness?

Practice

Spend a minute reflecting on the difference between loving Kṛṣṇa and being astonished by His opulence.

Live this todayPure Love Surpasses Awareness of OpulenceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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