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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 3: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Stay at the House of Advaita Ācārya
Madhya 3.70Madhya 3.72

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.71

আচার্য কহে — ছাড় তুমি আপনার চুরি ।

আমি সব জানি তোমার সন্ন্যাসের ভারিভুরি ॥ ৭১ ॥

ācārya kahe — chāḍa tumi āpanāra curi

āmi saba jāni tomāra sannyāsera bhāri-bhuri

Translation

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu did not accept the food that had already been served, Advaita Ācārya said, “Please give up Your concealment. I know what You are, and I know the confidential meaning of Your accepting the sannyāsa order.”

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Advaita Ācārya Recognizes a Confidential Purpose

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu did not accept the food already served.

  2. 2

    Advaita Ācārya asked Him to give up His concealment, saying that he knew what He was.

  3. 3

    Advaita Ācārya also said that he knew the confidential meaning of His accepting the sannyāsa order.

How it feels

Reunion and heartbreaking parting. After sannyāsa, mother Śacī and the devotees reunite with Him before consenting to separation.

The mood of Madhya 3 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 3: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Stay at the House of Advaita Ācārya

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

After accepting the sannyāsa order at Katwa, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu traveled continuously for three days in Rāḍha-deśa and, by the trick of Nityānanda Prabhu, eventually came to the western side of Śāntipura. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was induced to believe that the river Ganges was the Yamunā.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ācārya kaheAdvaita Ācārya replied
  2. chāḍagive up
  3. tumiYou
  4. āpanāraof Yourself
  5. curithe concealment
  6. āmiI
  7. sabaall
  8. jāniknow
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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: “served”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Advaita Ācārya’s statement reveal about his understanding of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

Practice

Reread Advaita Ācārya’s words today and identify the two things he said he knew.

Live this todayAdvaita Ācārya Recognizes a Confidential PurposeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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