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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 11.5Madhya 11.7

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.6

কর্ণে হস্ত দিয়া প্রভু স্মরে ‘নারায়ণ’ ।

সার্বভৌম, কহ কেন অযোগ্য বচন ॥ ৬ ॥

karṇe hasta diyā prabhu smare ‘nārāyaṇa’

sārvabhauma, kaha kena ayogya vacana

Translation

As soon as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard this proposal, He immediately covered His ears with His hands and said, “My dear Sārvabhauma, why are you requesting such an undesirable thing from Me?

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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.

The Lord Firmly Objects to the Proposal

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu responded as soon as He heard the proposal.

  2. 2

    He immediately covered His ears with His hands.

  3. 3

    Addressing Sārvabhauma, He asked why he was requesting such an undesirable thing.

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:

When Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya tried his best to arrange a meeting between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and King Pratāparudra, the Lord flatly denied his request. At this time Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya returned from his governmental post, and he praised King Pratāparudra highly in Lord Caitanya’s presence.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. karṇeon the ears
  2. hastahands
  3. diyāplacing
  4. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  5. smareremembers
  6. nārāyaṇathe holy name of Lord Nārāyaṇa
  7. sārvabhaumaMy dear Sārvabhauma
  8. kahayou say
  9. kenawhy
  10. ayogya vacanaa request that is not suitable
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do you respond when a request you make is clearly unwelcome?

Practice

If someone declines a request today, pause rather than immediately pressing it again.

Live this todayThe Lord Firmly Objects to the ProposalThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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