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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 17.7Madhya 17.9

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.8

দুইজন কহে, — ‘তুমি ঈশ্বর ‘স্বতন্ত্র’ ।

যেই ইচ্ছা, সেই করিবা, নহ ‘পরতন্ত্র’ ॥ ৮ ॥

dui-jana kahe, — ‘tumi īśvara ‘svatantra’

yei icchā, sei karibā, naha ‘paratantra’

Translation

Upon hearing this, Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī replied, “Dear Lord, You are completely independent. Since You are not dependent on anyone, You will do whatever You desire.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord Is Completely Independent

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    Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī replied after hearing the Lord’s words.

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    They acknowledged that He is completely independent and not dependent on anyone.

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    They said that He would do whatever He desired.

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:

Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī selected a brāhmaṇa named Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya to personally assist Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Early in the morning before sunrise, the Lord started for the town of Kaṭaka (Cuttack).
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. dui-jana kahethe two persons replied
  2. tumiYou
  3. īśvarathe Supreme Personality of Godhead
  4. sva-tantracompletely independent
  5. yei icchāwhatever You desire
  6. seithat
  7. karibāYou will do
  8. nahaYou are not
  9. para-tantradependent on anyone
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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 acknowledging the Lord’s independence shape your response to His desires?

Practice

Read their reply aloud today, giving special attention to the words “You are completely independent.”

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