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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 12: The Cleansing of the Guṇḍicā Temple
Madhya 12.48Madhya 12.50

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.49

রামানন্দ কহে, — তুমি ঈশ্বর স্বতন্ত্র ।

কারে তোমার ভয়, তুমি নহ পরতন্ত্র ॥ ৪৯ ॥

rāmānanda kahe, — tumi īśvara svatantra

kāre tomāra bhaya, tumi naha paratantra

Translation

Rāmānanda Rāya replied, “My Lord, You are the supreme independent personality. You have nothing to fear from anyone because You are not dependent on anyone.”

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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 Is Supremely Independent

  1. 1

    Rāmānanda Rāya addresses the Lord as the supreme independent personality.

  2. 2

    The Lord is not dependent on anyone.

  3. 3

    Because of this independence, He has nothing to fear from anyone.

How it feels

Purification through joyful service. Collective cleansing becomes a visible devotional act before Ratha-yātrā.

The mood of Madhya 12 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 12: The Cleansing of the Guṇḍicā Temple

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

The next day, when Rāmānanda Rāya again entreated Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to see the King, the Lord, denying the request, asked Rāmānanda Rāya to bring the King’s son before Him. The prince visited the Lord dressed like a Vaiṣṇava, and this awakened remembrance of Kṛṣṇa.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. rāmānanda kaheRāmānanda said
  2. tumiYou
  3. īśvarathe Supreme Lord
  4. svatantraindependent
  5. kāre tomāra bhayawhy should You be afraid of anyone
  6. tumi nahaYou are not
  7. para-tantradependent
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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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does Rāmānanda Rāya connect the Lord’s independence with His freedom from fear?

Practice

Take a quiet moment today to reflect on the words, “You are not dependent on anyone.”

Live this todayThe Lord Is Supremely IndependentThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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