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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 8.45Antya 8.47

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 8.46

প্রভু গুরুবুদ্ধ্যে করেন সম্ভ্রম, সম্মান ।

তেঁহো ছিদ্র চাহি’ বুলে, — এই তার কাম ॥ ৪৬ ॥

prabhu guru-buddhye karena sambhrama, sammāna

teṅho chidra cāhi’ bule, — ei tāra kāma

Translation

When they met, the Lord would offer him respectful obeisances, considering him a Godbrother of His spiritual master. Rāmacandra Purī’s business, however, was to search for faults in the Lord.

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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 Despite Another’s Fault-Finding

  1. 1

    When they met, the Lord offered Rāmacandra Purī respectful obeisances.

  2. 2

    The Lord considered him a Godbrother of His spiritual master.

  3. 3

    Rāmacandra Purī, however, remained occupied with searching for faults in the Lord.

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:

Because Rāmacandra Purī had been rejected by his spiritual master, he became concerned only with finding faults in others and advising them according to dry Māyāvāda philosophy. 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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  2. guru-buddhyeaccepting him as a Godbrother of His spiritual master
  3. karena sambhrama sammānaoffers full respect and obeisances
  4. teṅhoRāmacandra Purī
  5. chidra cāhi’trying to find fault
  6. bulegoes about
  7. eithis
  8. tārahis
  9. kāmabusiness
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “offered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Can I offer appropriate respect even when another person approaches me critically?

Practice

Offer a courteous greeting today to someone whose criticism you find difficult.

Live this todayRespect Despite Another’s Fault-FindingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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