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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.119

ভট্টাচার্য-সঙ্গে তাঁর মন্দিরে আইলা ।

প্রভুরে আসন দিয়া আপনে বসিলা ॥ ১১৯ ॥

bhaṭṭācārya-saṅge tāṅra mandire āilā

prabhure āsana diyā āpane vasilā

Translation

When they entered the temple, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya offered Caitanya Mahāprabhu a seat, while he himself sat down on the floor out of due respect for a sannyāsī.

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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.

Showing Respect Through Simple Actions

  1. 1

    Upon entering the temple, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya offered Caitanya Mahāprabhu a seat.

  2. 2

    The Bhaṭṭācārya himself sat down on the floor.

  3. 3

    He did this out of due respect for a sannyāsī.

How it feels

Doubt transformed to devotion. Intellectual resistance gives way to a profound change of heart.

The mood of Madhya 6 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 6: The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

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

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu entered the temple of Jagannātha, He immediately fainted. Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya then took Him to his home.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 6
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. bhaṭṭācārya-saṅgealong with Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  2. tāṅraHis (Lord Jagannātha’s)
  3. mandireto the temple
  4. āilācame
  5. prabhureunto Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  6. āsanasitting place
  7. diyāgiving
  8. āpanepersonally
  9. vasilāsat down
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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: “offered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do my everyday actions express respect for others?

Practice

Offer someone a seat today as a simple gesture of respect.

Live this todayShowing Respect Through Simple ActionsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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