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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 15: The Lord Accepts Prasādam at the House of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.11

“যোঽসি সোঽসি নমোঽস্তু তে” এই মন্ত্র পড়ে ।

মুখবাদ্য করি’ প্রভু হাসায় আচার্যেরে ॥ ১১ ॥

“yo ’si so ’si namo ’stu te” ei mantra paḍe

mukha-vādya kari’ prabhu hāsāya ācāryere

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would worship Advaita Ācārya by chanting the mantra “Whatever You are, You are — but I offer My respects unto You.” In addition, the Lord would make some sounds within His mouth that would make Advaita Ācārya laugh.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Respect Accompanied by Laughter

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu worshiped Advaita Ācārya by chanting a mantra.

  2. 2

    The mantra was: “Whatever You are, You are — but I offer My respects unto You.”

  3. 3

    The Lord also made sounds within His mouth that made Advaita Ācārya laugh.

How it feels

Festive affection and reconciliation. Festivals, reciprocal hospitality, and the deliverance of Amogha show affectionate grace.

The mood of Madhya 15 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 15: The Lord Accepts Prasādam at the House of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

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

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, in return, worshiped Advaita Ācārya with the flowers and tulasī that remained on the offered plate and said a mantra, yo ’si so ’si namo ’stu te (“Whatever You are, You are — but I offer My respects unto You”). Then Advaita Ācārya Prabhu invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for prasādam.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. yaḥ asiwhatever You are
  2. saḥ asiso You are
  3. namaḥ astu teI offer My respects unto You
  4. ei mantra paḍechants this mantra
  5. mukha-vādya kari’making a sound within the mouth
  6. prabhuLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  7. hāsāyacauses to laugh
  8. ācāryereAdvaita Ācārya
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “chanting”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this exchange show respect alongside laughter?

Practice

Reread the Lord’s words of respect, then pause to notice Advaita Ācārya’s laughter.

Live this todayRespect Accompanied by LaughterThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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