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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 7.53Antya 7.55

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.54

“আমি যে ‘বৈষ্ণব’, — ভক্তিসিদ্ধান্ত সব জানি ।

আমি সে ভাগবত-অর্থ উত্তম বাখানি ।।” ৫৪ ।। ভট্টের মনেতে এই ছিল দীর্ঘ গর্ব ।

প্রভুর বচন শুনি’ সে হইল খর্ব ॥ ৫৪ ॥

“āmi se ‘vaiṣṇava’, — bhakti-siddhānta saba jāni

āmi se bhāgavata-artha uttama vākhāni

Translation

[Vallabha Bhaṭṭa was thinking:] “I am a great Vaiṣṇava. Having learned all the conclusions of Vaiṣṇava philosophy, I can understand the meaning of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and explain it very well.”

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

Lives touched by mercyVallabha Bhaṭṭa · step 1, Condition: Confidence in commentary
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Recognize Pride in Spiritual Learning

  1. 1

    Vallabha Bhaṭṭa thought of himself as a great Vaiṣṇava.

  2. 2

    He believed that learning all the conclusions of Vaiṣṇava philosophy qualified him to understand and explain Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam very well.

  3. 3

    The surrounding verses identify this confidence as pride. They point instead to learning from realized devotees through humble service.

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. āmiI
  2. sethat
  3. vaiṣṇavaVaiṣṇava
  4. bhakti-siddhāntaconclusions of devotional service
  5. sabaall
  6. jāniI know
  7. āmiI
  8. sethat
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Dainya & humility · Making room for grace

    The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “humble”

  • 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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I sometimes use what I have learned to think highly of myself rather than to become ready to learn?

Practice

Before studying today, acknowledge one thing about devotional service that you still need help understanding.

Live this todayRecognize Pride in Spiritual LearningThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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