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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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 11: The Beḍā-kīrtana Pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Madhya 11.100Madhya 11.102

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.101

রাজা কহে, — শাস্ত্রপ্রমাণে চৈতন্য হন কৃষ্ণ ।

তবে কেনে পণ্ডিত সব তাঁহাতে বিতৃষ্ণ ? ১০১ ॥

rājā kahe, — śāstra-pramāṇe caitanya hana kṛṣṇa

tabe kene paṇḍita saba tāṅhāte vitṛṣṇa?

Translation

The King said, “According to evidence given in the revealed scriptures, it is concluded that Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself. Why, then, are learned scholars sometimes indifferent to Him?”

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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.

Scripture Reveals Śrī Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    The King points to evidence given in the revealed scriptures.

  2. 2

    The conclusion of that evidence is that Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself.

  3. 3

    The King asks why learned scholars are sometimes indifferent to Him despite this evidence.

How it feels

Communal anticipation. Arriving devotees, kīrtana, and longing to meet the Lord converge.

The mood of Madhya 11 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 11: The Beḍā-kīrtana Pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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

While Advaita Ācārya and the other devotees were coming to Jagannātha Purī, Svarūpa Dāmodara and Govinda, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s two personal assistants, went to receive all the devotees with garlands. From the roof of his palace, King Pratāparudra could see all the devotees arriving.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. rājā kahethe King said
  2. śāstra-pramāṇeby the evidence of revealed scripture
  3. caitanyaŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. hanais
  5. kṛṣṇathe Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Kṛṣṇa
  6. tabetherefore
  7. kenewhy
  8. paṇḍitaso-called learned scholars
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I approach the scriptural conclusion about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with interest or indifference?

Practice

Reread the King's question and reflect for a moment on the conclusion that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Kṛṣṇa Himself.

Live this todayScripture Reveals Śrī Caitanya as KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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