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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.53
ভট্টের হৃদয়ে দৃঢ় অভিমান জানি’ ।
ভঙ্গী করি’ মহাপ্রভু কহে এত বাণী ॥ ৫৩ ॥
bhaṭṭera hṛdaye dṛḍha abhimāna jāni’
bhaṅgī kari’ mahāprabhu kahe eta vāṇī
Knowing that Vallabha Bhaṭṭa’s heart was full of pride, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu spoke these words, hinting at how one can learn about devotional service.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Vallabha Bhaṭṭa was proud of his knowledge of devotional service without understanding the Lord’s position. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu directed him toward learning from the devotees He had mentioned.
To understand Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, one must take lessons from a realized soul. One should not proudly think that reading books alone gives understanding of the Lord’s transcendental loving service.
One must faithfully serve a pure Vaiṣṇava and accept a Vaiṣṇava guru. Gradually learning pure devotional service to Kṛṣṇa through questions and answers is the paramparā system.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
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
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”, “serve”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Where might pride in my reading be keeping me from asking questions and serving?
Write one sincere question about pure devotional service to ask a Vaiṣṇava teacher.
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