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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 7.49Antya 7.53

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Antya 7.50-52

আচার্যরত্ন আচার্যনিধি পণ্ডিত-গদাধর ।

জগদানন্দ, দামোদর, শঙ্কর, বক্রেশ্বর ॥ ৫০ ॥

ācāryaratna ācāryanidhi paṇḍita-gadādhara

jagadānanda, dāmodara, śaṅkara, vakreśvara

Translation

“Ācāryaratna, Ācāryanidhi, Gadādhara Paṇḍita, Jagadānanda, Dāmodara, Śaṅkara, Vakreśvara, Kāśīśvara, Mukunda, Vāsudeva, Murāri and many other devotees have descended in Bengal to preach to everyone the glories of the holy name of Kṛṣṇa and the value of love for Him. I have learned from them the meaning of devotional service to Kṛṣṇa.”

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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.

Learn Devotion From Those Who Preach Love

  1. 1

    Many devotees have descended in Bengal to preach to everyone the glories of Kṛṣṇa’s holy name.

  2. 2

    They also teach the value of love for Kṛṣṇa; their preaching brings these two teachings together.

  3. 3

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu says He has learned from these devotees the meaning of devotional service to Kṛṣṇa.

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:

There was some joking behavior between these two personalities, and finally Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu corrected Vallabha Bhaṭṭa and sympathetically accepted an invitation from him. Before this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw that Vallabha Bhaṭṭa was greatly attached to Gadādhara Paṇḍita.
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. ācāryaratnaĀcāryaratna
  2. ācāryanidhiĀcāryanidhi
  3. paṇḍita-gadādharaGadādhara Paṇḍita
  4. jagadānandaJagadānanda
  5. dāmodaraDāmodara
  6. śaṅkaraŚaṅkara
  7. vakreśvaraVakreśvara
  8. kāśīśvaraKāśīśvara
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “love”, “love for krsna”

  • Audārya · Love that moves outward

    The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “to everyone”

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “holy name”

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

Am I seeking to learn the value of love for Kṛṣṇa as well as the glories of His name?

Practice

Reread the translation and write down the two teachings these devotees came to share.

Live this todayLearn Devotion From Those Who Preach LoveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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