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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 8.102

চৈতন্যচরিত্র লিখি, শুন একমনে ।

অনায়াসে পাবে প্রেম শ্রীকৃষ্ণচরণে ॥ ১০২ ॥

caitanya-caritra likhi, śuna eka-mane

anāyāse pābe prema śrī-kṛṣṇa-caraṇe

Translation

I write about the character of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. O readers, please hear with attention, for thus you will easily receive ecstatic love for the lotus feet of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

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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.

Attentive Hearing Brings Love for Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    The author writes about the character of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    He directly asks readers to hear these accounts with attention.

  3. 3

    Through such hearing, readers will easily receive ecstatic love for the lotus feet of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

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.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 8
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. caitanya-caritrathe character of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  2. likhiI write
  3. śunaplease hear
  4. eka-manewith attention
  5. anāyāseeasily
  6. pābeyou will get
  7. premaecstatic love
  8. śrī-kṛṣṇa-caraṇeat the lotus feet of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “ecstatic love”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “lotus feet”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I give more attention to hearing about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

Practice

Set aside one distraction and spend a few quiet minutes reading these accounts aloud with attention.

Live this todayAttentive Hearing Brings Love for KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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