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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 10.14Madhya 10.16

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.15

ভট্টাচার্য কহে, — তেঁহো স্বয়ং ঈশ্বর স্বতন্ত্র ।

সাক্ষাৎ শ্রীকৃষ্ণ, তেঁহো নহে পরতন্ত্র ॥ ১৫ ॥

bhaṭṭācārya kahe, — teṅho svayaṁ īśvara svatantra

sākṣāt śrī-kṛṣṇa, teṅho nahe para-tantra

Translation

Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya replied, “Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself and is completely independent. Being Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself, He is not dependent on anyone.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Is Kṛṣṇa Himself

  1. 1

    Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya identifies Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself.

  2. 2

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself.

  3. 3

    He is completely independent and does not depend on anyone.

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:

While Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was traveling in South India, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya had many talks with King Pratāparudra. When Mahārāja Pratāparudra requested the Bhaṭṭācārya to arrange an interview with the Lord, the Bhaṭṭācārya assured him that he would try to do so as soon as Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned from South India.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. bhaṭṭācārya kaheSārvabhauma replied
  2. teṅhoHe
  3. svayampersonally
  4. īśvarathe Supreme Personality of Godhead
  5. svatantraindependent
  6. sākṣātdirectly
  7. śrī-kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa
  8. teṅhoHe
  9. naheis not
  10. para-tantradependent on anyone
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “dependent”, “depend”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does knowing that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Kṛṣṇa Himself shape my understanding of His independence?

Practice

Slowly reread the translation today, giving special attention to the words “Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself.”

Live this todayŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Is Kṛṣṇa HimselfThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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