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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 4: Śrī Mādhavendra Purī’s Devotional Service
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.6

অতএব তাহা বর্ণিলে হয় পুনরুক্তি ।

দম্ভ করি’ বর্ণি যদি তৈছে নাহি শক্তি ॥ ৬ ॥

ataeva tāhā varṇile haya punarukti

dambha kari’ varṇi yadi taiche nāhi śakti

Translation

Therefore I very humbly submit that since these incidents have already been nicely described by Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura, I would be very proud to repeat the same thing, and this would not be very good. I do not have such powers.

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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.

Humility Honors Another’s Description

  1. 1

    The author humbly acknowledges that Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura has already described these incidents nicely.

  2. 2

    He considers repeating the same account an expression of pride and says this would not be good.

  3. 3

    He does not claim the same powers of description for himself.

How it feels

Selfless service and longing. Gopāla’s requests, Gopīnātha’s mercy, and Mādhavendra Purī’s devotion deepen the theme of longing.

The mood of Madhya 4 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 4: Śrī Mādhavendra Purī’s Devotional Service

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

In his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura gives the following summary of the fourth chapter. Passing along the path of Chatrabhoga and coming to Vṛddhamantreśvara, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu reached the border of Orissa.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 4
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ataevatherefore
  2. tāhāsuch activities
  3. varṇileif describing
  4. hayathere is
  5. punaruktirepetition
  6. dambha kari’being proud
  7. varṇiI describe
  8. yadiif
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “vṛndāvana”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do you respond when someone else has already done something well?

Practice

Today, acknowledge one thing another person has done well without comparing your abilities.

Live this todayHumility Honors Another’s DescriptionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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