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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 7.9
তোমারে যে স্মরণ করে, সে হয় পবিত্র ।
দর্শনে পবিত্র হবে, — ইথে কি বিচিত্র ? ॥ ৯ ॥
tomāre ye smaraṇa kare, se haya pavitra
darśane pavitra habe, — ithe ki vicitra?
“Since one who remembers You is purified, why should it be astonishing that one becomes purified by seeing You?
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Remembering Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu purifies a person.
Seeing Him also brings purification. The speaker presents this as natural, not astonishing.
The comparison emphasizes the purifying power of remembrance, even without directly seeing Him.
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:
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you make a little space today to remember Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?
Pause for a quiet moment today and remember Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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