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  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 5: The Activities of Sākṣi-gopāla
Madhya 5.85Madhya 5.87

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.86

এত শুনি’ নাস্তিক লোক উপহাস করে ।

কেহ বলে, ঈশ্বর — দয়ালু, আসিতেই পারে ॥ ৮৬ ॥

eta śuni’ nāstika loka upahāsa kare

keha bale, īśvara — dayālu, āsiteha pāre

Translation

Hearing the emphatic statement of the younger brāhmaṇa, some atheists in the meeting began to cut jokes. However, someone else said, “After all, the Lord is merciful, and if He likes, He can come.”

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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.

The Lord Can Come by His Mercy

  1. 1

    The younger brāhmaṇa made his statement emphatically.

  2. 2

    Some atheists in the meeting responded by making jokes.

  3. 3

    Someone else affirmed that the Lord is merciful and can come if He likes.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Madhya 5: The Activities of Sākṣi-gopāla

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

Gopālajī followed the younger brāhmaṇa, who could hear the tinkling sound of Gopālajī’s ankle bells. When all the respectable gentlemen of Vidyānagara were assembled, Gopālajī testified to the promise of the elderly brāhmaṇa.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. eta śuni’hearing this
  2. nāstikaatheistic
  3. lokaclass of men
  4. upahāsajoking
  5. karedo
  6. keha balesomeone says
  7. īśvaraGod
  8. dayālumerciful
  9. āsiteha pāreHe is able to come
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “merciful”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do I respond to the thought that the Lord can act as He wishes?

Practice

Take a quiet moment to reflect on the statement, “The Lord is merciful, and if He likes, He can come.”

Live this todayThe Lord Can Come by His MercyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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