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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 6.213Madhya 6.215

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.214

তর্ক-শাস্ত্রে জড় আমি, যৈছে লৌহপিণ্ড ।

আমা দ্রবাইলে তুমি, প্রতাপ প্রচণ্ড ॥’ ২১৪ ॥

tarka-śāstre jaḍa āmi, yaiche lauha-piṇḍa

āmā dravāile tumi, pratāpa pracaṇḍa’

Translation

“I had become dull-headed due to reading too many books on logic. Consequently I had become like an iron bar. Nonetheless, You have melted me, and therefore Your influence is very great.”

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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.

The Lord Melts an Ironlike Heart

  1. 1

    The Bhaṭṭācārya said that reading too many books on logic had made him dull-headed.

  2. 2

    He compared his hardened condition to an iron bar.

  3. 3

    Nonetheless, the Lord had melted him, revealing the greatness of His influence.

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:

Having become a pure devotee, the Bhaṭṭācārya said, “Because the meaning is hazy, I still prefer bhakti-pada. ” At this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and the other inhabitants of Jagannātha Purī became very pleased. Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya thus became a pure Vaiṣṇava, and the other learned scholars there followed him.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tarka-śāstredue to logical scriptures
  2. jaḍadull
  3. āmiI
  4. yaichejust like
  5. lauha-piṇḍaan iron bar
  6. āmāme
  7. dravāilemelted
  8. tumiYou
  9. pratāpapower
  10. pracaṇḍavery great
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Does my reading leave me hardened, or willing to be changed by the Lord?

Practice

Pause after reading today and pray for the Lord’s influence to soften your heart.

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