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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 8.93Antya 8.95

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 8.94

কভু রামচন্দ্রপুরীর হয় ভৃত্যপ্রায় ।

কভু তারে নাহি মানে, দেখে তৃণ-প্রায় ॥ ৯৪ ॥

kabhu rāmacandra-purīra haya bhṛtya-prāya

kabhu tāre nāhi māne, dekhe tṛṇa-prāya

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sometimes accepted Rāmacandra Purī as His master and considered Himself a servant, and sometimes the Lord, not caring for him, would see him as being just like a straw.

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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.

Service and Disregard Express the Lord’s Independence

  1. 1

    Sometimes Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted Rāmacandra Purī as His master.

  2. 2

    On those occasions, He considered Himself a servant.

  3. 3

    At other times, He paid Rāmacandra Purī no regard, seeing him as just like a straw. These contrasting responses reflect the Lord’s full independence.

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. kabhusometimes
  2. rāmacandra-purīraof Rāmacandra Purī
  3. hayawas
  4. bhṛtya-prāyaexactly like a servant
  5. kabhusometimes
  6. tārefor him
  7. nāhi māneHe did not care
  8. dekhesees
  9. tṛṇa-prāyajust like a straw
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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: “servant”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Can I acknowledge the Lord’s independence when His responses differ from my expectations?

Practice

Write down the two contrasting ways the Lord treated Rāmacandra Purī, and note His independence beside them.

Live this todayService and Disregard Express the Lord’s IndependenceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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