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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
Madhya 15.250Madhya 15.252

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.251

তবে গালি, শাপ দিতে ভট্টাচার্য আইলা ।

নিন্দা শুনি’ মহাপ্ৰভু হাসিতে লাগিলা ॥ ২৫১ ॥

tabe gāli, śāpa dite bhaṭṭācārya āilā

nindā śuni’ mahāprabhu hāsite lāgilā

Translation

The Bhaṭṭācārya then began to curse his son-in-law and call him ill names. When the Bhaṭṭācārya returned, he saw that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was laughing to hear him criticize Amogha.

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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 Bhaṭṭācārya Criticizes; the Lord Laughs

  1. 1

    The Bhaṭṭācārya began to curse his son-in-law and call him ill names.

  2. 2

    He then returned to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  3. 3

    He saw that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was laughing to hear him criticize Amogha.

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:

Thereafter, when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was accepting prasādam at the house of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, Sārvabhauma’s son-in-law, Amogha, created trouble in the family with his criticisms. The following morning, he was attacked by the disease of visūcikā (cholera).
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tabeat that time
  2. gālicalling by ill names
  3. śāpa ditecursing
  4. bhaṭṭācāryaSārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  5. āilācame back
  6. nindā śuni’hearing the criticism
  7. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  8. hāsite lāgilābegan to laugh
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do I notice about the contrast between the Bhaṭṭācārya’s words and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s response?

Practice

Read the translation once more, noting the Bhaṭṭācārya’s speech and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s laughter without assuming a reason for it.

Live this todayThe Bhaṭṭācārya Criticizes; the Lord LaughsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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