1 · Learn4 of 6 · 5 min

Study a Verse

Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.

Or browse by līlā and chapter

Madhya-līlā · 25 chapters

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.

Read the full guide: how to read Caitanya Caritamrta ›

Madhya-līlā · Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

Madhya 25.81 Madhya 25.83

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.82

তবু পূজ্য হও, তুমি বড় আমা হৈতে ।

সর্বনাশ হয় মোর তোমার নিন্দাতে ॥ ৮২ ॥

tabu pūjya hao, tumi baḍa āmā haite

sarva-nāśa haya mora tomāra nindāte

Translation

“My dear Lord, You are the Supreme Lord, and although You consider Yourself the Lord’s servant, You are nonetheless worshipable. You are much greater than I am; therefore all my spiritual achievements have been lost because I have blasphemed You.

Read this verse on Vedabase.io

This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Recognizing the Harm of Blaspheming the Lord

1
Prakāśānanda affirms that the Lord remains worshipable even though He considers Himself the Lord’s servant.
2
He acknowledges that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is much greater than he is.
3
He says that all his spiritual achievements have been lost because he blasphemed the Lord.

How it feels

Reconciliation and broad mercy. Opponents turn toward bhakti; the Lord returns to Purī and embraces devotees.

The mood of Madhya 25 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Madhya 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

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

By and by, one of the disciples of the great sannyāsī Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī became devoted to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and this devotee explained Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī and supported His views with various arguments. One day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to take a bath at Pañcanada, and afterwards all His devotees began chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra in front of the temple of Bindu Mādhava.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in Madhya 25

Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

tabustill
pūjya haoYou are worshipable
tumi baḍaYou are much greater
āmā haitethan me
sarva-nāśa hayaeverything becomes lost
moramy
tomāra nindāteby blaspheming You

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “servant”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does Prakāśānanda’s admission challenge pride in your own spiritual achievements?

Practice

Offer a brief, respectful prayer acknowledging Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s worshipable position.

Live this todayRecognizing the Harm of Blaspheming the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

Ask Caitanya CaritamrtaHave a question about CC Madhya 25.82? Get an answer from the verses themselves.

Next in Learn · 5 of 9 · 2 minAsk Caitanya CaritamrtaBring your own question. Get an answer drawn only from the book's translations, with every verse shown.Back · LearnLīlās & chapters