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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.8

তোমার দর্শন যে পায় সেই ভাগ্যবান্ ।

তোমাকে দেখিয়ে, — যেন সাক্ষাৎ ভগবান্ ॥ ৮ ॥

tomāra darśana ye pāya sei bhāgyavān

tomāke dekhiye, — yena sākṣāt bhagavān

Translation

“One who receives Your audience is fortunate indeed, for You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself.

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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.

Śrī Caitanya Is the Supreme Lord Himself

  1. 1

    Vallabha Bhaṭṭa calls anyone who receives the Lord’s audience truly fortunate.

  2. 2

    He identifies Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself.

  3. 3

    The good fortune of seeing Him rests on His identity as the Supreme Lord.

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:

The following summary of chapter seven is given by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya. In this chapter, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s meeting with Vallabha Bhaṭṭa is described.
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. tomāra darśanaYour audience
  2. ye pāyaanyone who gets
  3. seihe
  4. bhāgyavānvery fortunate
  5. tomāke dekhiyeI see You
  6. yenaas if
  7. sākṣāt bhagavāndirectly the Supreme Personality of Godhead
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does recognizing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as the Supreme Lord Himself shape your regard for Him?

Practice

Read this verse slowly, then offer a respectful prayer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as the Supreme Lord.

Live this todayŚrī Caitanya Is the Supreme Lord HimselfThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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