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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.172

ভট্টাচার্য কহে, — ভারতী, দেখি তোমার জয় ।

প্রভু কহে, — যেই কহ, সেই সত্য হয় ॥ ১৭২ ॥

bhaṭṭācārya kahe, — bhāratī, dekhi tomāra jaya

prabhu kahe, — yei kaha, sei satya haya

Translation

After hearing this, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya rendered his judgment, saying, “Brahmānanda Bhāratī, I see that you are victorious.”

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord Accepts Brahmānanda Bhāratī’s Words

  1. 1

    After hearing the discussion, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya gives his judgment.

  2. 2

    He declares Brahmānanda Bhāratī victorious.

  3. 3

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu immediately accepts whatever Brahmānanda Bhāratī has said. He says that it is quite all right with Him.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu immediately said, “I accept whatever Brahmānanda Bhāratī has said.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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:

Due to his relationship with Keśava Bhāratī, Brahmānanda Bhāratī was also respectfully received by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. When he arrived at Jagannātha Purī, he was advised to give up the deerskin clothing he wore.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 10
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. bhaṭṭācārya kahethe Bhaṭṭācārya said
  2. bhāratīO Brahmānanda Bhāratī
  3. dekhiI see
  4. tomāra jayayour victory
  5. prabhu kaheLord Caitanya Mahāprabhu said
  6. yei kahawhatever you say
  7. seithat
  8. satyatrue
  9. hayais
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “discussion”

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

How readily can I accept another person’s words without insisting on winning?

Practice

In one conversation today, listen fully and acknowledge a point you can sincerely accept.

Live this todayThe Lord Accepts Brahmānanda Bhāratī’s WordsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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