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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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Antya-līlā · Chapter 8: Rāmacandra Purī Criticizes the Lord
Antya 8.89Antya 8.92

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Antya 8.90-91

পণ্ডিত-গোসাঞি, ভগবান্-আচার্য, সার্বভৌম ।

নিমন্ত্রণের দিনে যদি করে নিমন্ত্রণ ॥ ৯০ ॥

paṇḍita-gosāñi, bhagavān-ācārya, sārvabhauma

nimantraṇera dine yadi kare nimantraṇa

Translation

Even on a day when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was invited to dine by others, if Gadādhara Paṇḍita, Bhagavān Ācārya or Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya invited Him, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had no independence. He would accept their invitations as they desired.

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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.

The Lord yields to their invitations

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    Gadādhara Paṇḍita, Bhagavān Ācārya and Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya would invite Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to dine.

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    Even when others had already invited Him that day, He would accept these devotees’ invitations.

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    The translation says He had no independence in this matter: He accepted their invitations as they desired.

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. paṇḍita-gosāñiGadādhara Paṇḍita
  2. bhagavān-ācāryaBhagavān Ācārya
  3. sārvabhaumaSārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  4. nimantraṇera dineon the day on which Lord Caitanya was invited by others
  5. yadiif
  6. kare nimantraṇathey would invite
  7. tāṅ-sabāraof all of them
  8. icchāyaby the desire
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the Lord’s willingness to accept these invitations reveal about His response to these devotees?

Practice

Read the passage once more, pausing to reflect on the words “as they desired.”

Live this todayThe Lord yields to their invitationsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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