1 · Learn4 of 6 · 5 min
Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 8.9
মহাপ্রভু কৈলা তাঁরে দণ্ডবৎ নতি ।
আলিঙ্গন করি’ তেঁহো কৈল কৃষ্ণস্মৃতি ॥ ৯ ॥
mahāprabhu kailā tāṅre daṇḍavat nati
āliṅgana kari’ teṅho kaila kṛṣṇa-smṛti
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu also offered obeisances unto Rāmacandra Purī, who then embraced Him and thus remembered Kṛṣṇa.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu offered obeisances to Rāmacandra Purī because he was a disciple of Śrīla Mādhavendra Purī, the spiritual master of His own spiritual master, Īśvara Purī.
Rāmacandra Purī embraced Him and remembered Kṛṣṇa. The purport explains that remembering Kṛṣṇa is a sannyāsī’s duty.
The purport also cites the general smṛti-śāstra rule that a sannyāsī should not offer blessings or obeisances. Here, Mahāprabhu’s obeisances expressed regard for Rāmacandra Purī’s spiritual connection.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
This chapter describes the history of the Lord’s dealings with Rāmacandra Purī. Although Rāmacandra Purī was one of the disciples of Mādhavendra Purī, he was influenced by dry Māyāvādīs, and therefore he criticized Mādhavendra Purī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 8
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “embraced”, “blessings”
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”
Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can meeting someone become an occasion to remember Kṛṣṇa?
When greeting someone today, take a quiet moment to remember Kṛṣṇa.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
Ask Caitanya CaritamrtaHave a question about CC Antya 8.9? Get an answer from the verses themselves.