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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 6.258Madhya 6.260

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.259

একদিন সার্বভৌম প্রভু-আগে আইলা ।

নমস্কার করি’ শ্লোক পড়িতে লাগিলা ॥ ২৫৯ ॥

eka-dina sārvabhauma prabhu-āge āilā

namaskāra kari’ śloka paḍite lāgilā

Translation

One day Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya came before Caitanya Mahāprabhu and, after offering obeisances, began to recite a verse.

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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.

Offering Respect Before Reciting

  1. 1

    Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya came before Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    He first offered obeisances.

  3. 3

    After offering obeisances, he began to recite a verse.

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. eka-dinaone day
  2. sārvabhaumaSārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  3. prabhu-āgein front of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. āilācame
  5. namaskāra kari’after offering obeisances
  6. ślokaa verse
  7. paḍite lāgilābegan to recite
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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

How can you approach your recitation with respect?

Practice

Offer obeisances before reciting a verse today.

Live this todayOffering Respect Before RecitingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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