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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 6.211Madhya 6.213

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.212

তবে ভট্টাচার্যে প্রভু সুস্থির করিল ।

স্থির হঞা ভট্টাচার্য বহু স্তুতি কৈল ॥ ২১২ ॥

tabe bhaṭṭācārye prabhu susthira karila

sthira hañā bhaṭṭācārya bahu stuti kaila

Translation

After this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu pacified the Bhaṭṭācārya, and when he was quieted, he offered many prayers to the Lord.

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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.

From Being Pacified to Offering Prayers

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu pacified the Bhaṭṭācārya.

  2. 2

    The Bhaṭṭācārya became quiet through the Lord’s care.

  3. 3

    Once quieted, he offered many prayers to the Lord.

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. tabethen
  2. bhaṭṭācāryeunto Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  3. prabhuLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. su-sthirapacification
  5. kariladid
  6. sthira hañābeing pacified
  7. bhaṭṭācāryaSārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  8. bahumany
  9. stutiprayers
  10. kailaoffered
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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

When I become quiet, what prayer would I like to offer the Lord?

Practice

Take a quiet moment today and offer a short prayer to the Lord.

Live this todayFrom Being Pacified to Offering PrayersThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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