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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 6.190Madhya 6.192

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.191

“‘ভট্টাচার্য’, জানি — তুমি সাক্ষাৎ বৃহস্পতি ।

শাস্ত্রব্যাখ্যা করিতে ঐছে কারো নাহি শক্তি ॥ ১৯১ ॥

‘bhaṭṭācārya’, jāni — tumi sākṣāt bṛhaspati

śāstra-vyākhyā karite aiche kāro nāhi śakti

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “My dear Bhaṭṭācārya, you are exactly like Bṛhaspati, the priest of the heavenly kingdom. Indeed, no one within this world has the power to explain the scriptures in such a way.

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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.

Recognizing Exceptional Scriptural Learning

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu warmly addressed the Bhaṭṭācārya as “My dear Bhaṭṭācārya.”

  2. 2

    He compared him to Bṛhaspati, the priest of the heavenly kingdom.

  3. 3

    He praised the Bhaṭṭācārya’s ability, saying that no one within this world could explain the scriptures in such a way.

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:

The Absolute Truth is neither impersonal nor without power. The greatest mistake made by the Māyāvādī philosophers is in conceiving the Absolute Truth to be impersonal and without energy.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. bhaṭṭācāryaMy dear Bhaṭṭācārya
  2. jāniI know
  3. tumiyou
  4. sākṣātdirectly
  5. bṛhaspatithe learned priest of the demigods named Bṛhaspati
  6. śāstra-vyākhyāexplanation of the scriptures
  7. kariteto do
  8. aichesuch
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I acknowledge the learning and abilities of others?

Practice

Offer one sincere word of appreciation to someone whose explanation has helped you learn.

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