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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 8: Rāmacandra Purī Criticizes the Lord
Antya 8.99Antya 8.101

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 8.100

যদ্যপি গুরুবুদ্ধ্যে প্রভু তার দোষ না লইল ।

তার ফলদ্বারা লোকে শিক্ষা করাইল ॥ ১০০ ॥

yadyapi guru-buddhye prabhu tāra doṣa nā la-ila

tāra phala-dvārā loke śikṣā karāila

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu did not consider the offenses of Rāmacandra Purī, for the Lord considered him His spiritual master. However, his character instructed everyone about the result of offending the spiritual master.

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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.

Respect for the Spiritual Master

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu did not consider the offenses of Rāmacandra Purī.

  2. 2

    The Lord considered Rāmacandra Purī His spiritual master and treated him with respect.

  3. 3

    Rāmacandra Purī’s character instructed everyone about the result of offending the spiritual master.

How it feels

Discomfort and vigilance. Fault-finding disrupts devotional life, exposing the emotional cost of criticism.

The mood of Antya 8 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 8: Rāmacandra Purī Criticizes the Lord

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

For this reason he was not very respectful to the Vaiṣṇavas, and later he became so fallen that he began criticizing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for His eating. Hearing his criticisms, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu reduced His eating, but after Rāmacandra Purī left Jagannātha Purī, the Lord resumed His usual behavior.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. yadyapialthough
  2. guru-buddhyedue to considering him a spiritual master
  3. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. tārahis
  5. doṣaoffense
  6. nā la-iladid not accept
  7. tārahis
  8. phalaresult
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the Lord’s example help me reflect on respect for the spiritual master?

Practice

Take a moment today to reflect on whether your words about the spiritual master express respect.

Live this todayRespect for the Spiritual MasterThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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