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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 17: The Lord Travels to Vṛndāvana
Madhya 17.76Madhya 17.78

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.77

তেঁহো কহেন, — “তুমি ‘কৃষ্ণ’, তুমি ‘দয়াময়’ ।

অধম জীব মুঞি, মোরে হইলা সদয় ॥ ৭৭ ॥

teṅho kahena, — “tumi ‘kṛṣṇa’, tumi ‘dayāmaya’

adhama jīva muñi, more ha-ilā sadaya

Translation

Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya replied, “My dear Lord, You are Kṛṣṇa Himself, and therefore You are merciful. I am a fallen living entity, but You have bestowed a great favor upon 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 Is Kṛṣṇa Himself

  1. 1

    Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya declared that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Kṛṣṇa Himself.

  2. 2

    He recognized the Lord as merciful because He is Kṛṣṇa.

  3. 3

    He considered himself a fallen living entity who had received a great favor from the Lord.

How it feels

Wonder and contagious joy. Even forest animals chant; nature seems drawn into the saṅkīrtana movement.

The mood of Madhya 17 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 17: The Lord Travels to Vṛndāvana

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

Whenever the Lord had a chance to visit a village, Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya would beg alms and acquire some rice and vegetables. If there were no village, Balabhadra would cook whatever rice remained and collect some spinach from the forest for the Lord to eat.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. teṅho kahenathe Bhaṭṭācārya said
  2. tumi kṛṣṇaYou are Kṛṣṇa Himself
  3. tumiYou
  4. dayā-mayamerciful
  5. adhamathe lowest of the low
  6. jīvaliving entity
  7. muñiI
  8. moreunto me
  9. ha-ilāYou have been
  10. sa-dayafavorable
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “merciful”, “favor”

  • Dainya & humility · Making room for grace

    The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “fallen”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you recognize the Lord’s favor while remaining humble?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer thanking Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for His mercy.

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

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