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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 6.203Madhya 6.205

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.204

দেখি’ সার্বভৌম দণ্ডবৎ করি’ পড়ি’ ।

পুনঃ উঠি’ স্তুতি করে দুই কর যুড়ি’ ॥ ২০৪ ॥

dekhi’ sārvabhauma daṇḍavat kari’ paḍi’

punaḥ uṭhi’ stuti kare dui kara yuḍi’

Translation

When Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya saw the form of Lord Kṛṣṇa manifested in Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he immediately fell down flat to offer Him obeisances. Then he stood up and with folded hands began to offer prayers.

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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.

Responding to the Lord with Reverence

  1. 1

    Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya saw the form of Lord Kṛṣṇa manifested in Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    He immediately fell down flat to offer Him obeisances.

  3. 3

    Then he stood with folded hands and began offering prayers.

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 Bhaṭṭācārya then recited one hundred verses in praise of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu and offered his obeisances. After this, Gopīnātha Ācārya and all the others, having seen the wonderful potencies of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, became very joyful.
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. dekhi’seeing that
  2. sārvabhaumaSārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  3. daṇḍavatobeisances
  4. kari’doing
  5. paḍi’falling flat
  6. punaḥagain
  7. uṭhi’standing up
  8. stutiprayer
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I express reverence for the Lord in my prayers?

Practice

Fold your hands and offer a brief prayer to the Lord today.

Live this todayResponding to the Lord with ReverenceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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