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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 6.235Madhya 6.237

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.236

এত কহি’ মহাপ্রভু আইলা নিজ-স্থানে ।

সেই হৈতে ভট্টাচার্যের খণ্ডিল অভিমানে ॥ ২৩৬ ॥

eta kahi’ mahāprabhu āilā nija-sthāne

sei haite bhaṭṭācāryera khaṇḍila abhimāne

Translation

After speaking to Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya in this way, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to His residence. From that day on, the Bhaṭṭācārya was free because his false pride had been dismantled.

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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.

Freedom From False Pride

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu spoke to Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and then returned to His residence.

  2. 2

    The Bhaṭṭācārya’s false pride had been dismantled.

  3. 3

    From that day onward, the Bhaṭṭācārya was free because that false pride was gone.

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:

One morning after this incident, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu received some prasādam from Jagannātha and offered it to Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya. Without caring for formality, the Bhaṭṭācārya immediately partook of the mahā-prasādam.
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. eta kahi’speaking in this way
  2. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. āilāreturned
  4. nija-sthāneto His own residence
  5. sei haitefrom that time
  6. bhaṭṭācāryeraof Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  7. khaṇḍilawas dismantled
  8. abhimānefalse pride
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might false pride be keeping me from freedom?

Practice

Notice one proud thought today and pause rather than defend it.

Live this todayFreedom From False PrideThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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