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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 6: The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
Madhya 6.186Madhya 6.188

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.187

শুনি’ ভট্টাচার্য কহে, — ‘শুন, মহাশয় ।

এই শ্লোকের অর্থ শুনিতে বাঞ্ছা হয় ॥’ ১৮৭ ॥

śuni’ bhaṭṭācārya kahe, — ‘śuna, mahāśaya

ei ślokera artha śunite vāñchā haya’

Translation

After hearing the ātmārāma verse, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya addressed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, “My dear Sir, please explain this verse. I have a great desire to hear Your explanation of it.”

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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.

A Sincere Desire to Hear

  1. 1

    After hearing the ātmārāma verse, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya asked Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to explain it.

  2. 2

    He addressed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu respectfully as “My dear Sir.”

  3. 3

    He expressed a great desire to hear the Lord’s explanation.

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:

At the request of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then explained the ātmārāma verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in eighteen different ways. When the Bhaṭṭācārya came to his senses, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu disclosed His real identity.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śuni’hearing this
  2. bhaṭṭācārya kaheSārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya said
  3. śunaplease hear
  4. mahā-āśayamy dear Sir
  5. ei ślokeraof this verse
  6. arthathe meaning
  7. śuniteto hear
  8. vāñchāa desire
  9. hayathere is
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I bring a sincere desire to hear into my study?

Practice

Read this translation slowly and write down one question you would like to understand.

Live this todayA Sincere Desire to HearThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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