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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 10.53Madhya 10.55

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.54

রায় কহে, — আমি শূদ্র, বিষয়ী, অধম ।

তবু তুমি স্পর্শ, — এই ঈশ্বর-লক্ষণ ॥ ৫৪ ॥

rāya kahe, — āmi śūdra, viṣayī, adhama

tabu tumi sparśa, — ei īśvara-lakṣaṇa

Translation

After hearing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s praise, Bhavānanda Rāya submitted, “I am in the fourth class of the social order, and I engage in mundane affairs. Although I am very fallen, You have still touched me. This is proof that You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Humbly Recognizing the Lord's Favor

  1. 1

    After hearing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's praise, Bhavānanda Rāya described himself as belonging to the fourth class of the social order and engaging in mundane affairs.

  2. 2

    He considered himself very fallen, yet gratefully acknowledged that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had touched him.

  3. 3

    Bhavānanda Rāya declared this touch to be proof that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Connected verses· 1

The purport of CC Madhya 10.54 quotesBG 5.18

As stated in the Bhagavad-gītā (5.18):

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

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:

The father of Rāmānanda Rāya, Bhavānanda Rāya, offered another son named Vāṇīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka for the Lord’s service. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu informed His associates about the pollution of Kṛṣṇadāsa brought about by his association with the Bhaṭṭathāris, and thus the Lord proposed to give him leave.
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. rāya kaheBhavānanda Rāya replied
  2. āmi śūdraI belong to the fourth class of the social divisions
  3. viṣayīengaged in mundane affairs
  4. adhamavery fallen
  5. tabustill
  6. tumiYou
  7. sparśatouch
  8. eithis
  9. īśvara-lakṣaṇasign of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Dainya & humility · Making room for grace

    The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “fallen”

  • Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling

    Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “bhavānanda”

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 does Bhavānanda Rāya's response combine humility with recognition of the Lord?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, acknowledging your shortcomings and expressing gratitude for His favor.

Live this todayHumbly Recognizing the Lord's FavorThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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