1 · Learn4 of 6 · 5 min
Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.49
আসিঞা পরম-ভক্ত্যে নমস্কার করি’ ।
বিনয় করিঞা কহে কর দুই যুড়ি’ ॥ ৪৯ ॥
āsiñā parama-bhaktye namaskāra kari’
vinaya kariñā kahe kara dui yuḍi’
The young brāhmaṇa came to him and offered respectful obeisances. Then, very humbly folding his hands, he spoke as follows.
Read this verse on Vedabase.ioThis verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.
Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The young brāhmaṇa approached and offered respectful obeisances.
He folded his hands very humbly before speaking.
His words were preceded by gestures of respect.
Faith vindicated. The Deity bears witness; anxiety over a broken promise becomes astonishment and relief.
The mood of Madhya 5 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The young brāhmaṇa received the promise of his elder before the Gopāla Deity of Vṛndāvana. Thus the Gopāla Deity acted as a witness.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 5
Learn the words of the 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: “offered”
Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you show humility before beginning an important conversation?
Begin one conversation today with a respectful greeting.
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 5.49? Get an answer from the verses themselves.