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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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 10: The Lord’s Return to Jagannātha Purī
Madhya 10.136Madhya 10.138

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.137

প্রভু কহে, — ঈশ্বর হয় পরম স্বতন্ত্র ।

ঈশ্বরের কৃপা নহে বেদ-পরতন্ত্র ॥ ১৩৭ ॥

prabhu kahe, — īśvara haya parama svatantra

īśvarera kṛpā nahe veda-paratantra

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “Both the Supreme Personality of Godhead and My spiritual master, Īśvara Purī, are completely independent. Therefore neither the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead nor that of Īśvara Purī is subject to any Vedic rules and regulations.

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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.

Mercy Is Completely Independent

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu says that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is completely independent.

  2. 2

    He also describes His spiritual master, Īśvara Purī, as completely independent.

  3. 3

    Neither the Lord’s mercy nor Īśvara Purī’s mercy is subject to Vedic rules and regulations.

How it feels

Relief and affectionate reunion. Devotees gather as the Lord returns; separation is temporarily relieved.

The mood of Madhya 10 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 10: The Lord’s Return to Jagannātha Purī

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

After the demise of Śrī Īśvara Purī, his disciple Govinda, following his instructions, went to serve Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Due to his relationship with Keśava Bhāratī, Brahmānanda Bhāratī was also respectfully received by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhu kaheŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said
  2. īśvarathe Supreme Personality of Godhead or Īśvara Purī
  3. hayais
  4. paramasupremely
  5. svatantraindependent
  6. īśvareraof the Supreme Personality of Godhead or of Īśvara Purī
  7. kṛpāthe mercy
  8. naheis not
  9. veda-paratantrasubject to the Vedic rules
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Key ideas in this 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: “mercy”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this teaching help me understand the independence of divine mercy?

Practice

Read the translation slowly and reflect for one minute on mercy that is not subject to rules and regulations.

Live this todayMercy Is Completely IndependentThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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