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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 7.98

অন্তর্যামী প্রভু জানিবেন মোর মন ।

তাঁরে ভয় নাহি কিছু, ‘বিষম’ তাঁর গণ ।।” ৯৮ ।। ॥ ৯৮ ॥

antaryāmī prabhu jānibena mora mana

tāṅre bhaya nāhi kichu, ‘viṣama’ tāṅra gaṇa”

Translation

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is present in everyone’s heart, and He will certainly know my mind. Therefore I do not fear Him. His associates, however, are extremely critical.”

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord Knows the Heart

  1. 1

    As the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu exists in everyone’s heart.

  2. 2

    He would know the circumstances under which Gadādhara Paṇḍita heard Vallabha Bhaṭṭa’s explanations. Gadādhara Paṇḍita therefore trusted that He would not be angry.

  3. 3

    The Vaiṣṇavas accompanying Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu might not understand Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s inner consciousness. He feared that they might accuse him of compromising with Vallabha Bhaṭṭa.

Key points from the purport
  • As the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu exists in everyone’s heart.
  • Therefore He would know the circumstances under which Paṇḍita Gosāñi agreed to hear Vallabha Bhaṭṭa’s explanations, and certainly He would not be angry.
  • However, the Vaiṣṇavas who were always with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu might not understand Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s inner consciousness, and they might accuse him of having compromised with Vallabha Bhaṭṭa, despite his having been neglected by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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:

Therefore He acted as if displeased with Gadādhara Paṇḍita. Later, when Vallabha Bhaṭṭa became intimately connected with the Lord, the Lord advised him to take instructions from 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. antaryāmīexisting in everyone’s heart
  2. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. jānibenawill know
  4. mora manamy mind
  5. tāṅreof Him
  6. bhayafear
  7. nāhithere is not
  8. kichuany
  9. viṣamavery critical
  10. tāṅra gaṇaHis associates
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “associates”

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

How does knowing that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu understands your heart help when you fear being misunderstood?

Practice

Spend a moment in prayer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, honestly expressing a concern and remembering that He knows your heart.

Live this todayThe Lord Knows the HeartThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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