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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.31

সার্বভৌমে জানাঞা সবা নিল অভ্যন্তরে ।

নিত্যানন্দ-গোসাঞিরে তেঁহো কৈল নমস্কারে ॥ ৩১ ॥

sārvabhaume jānāñā sabā nila abhyantare

nityānanda-gosāñire teṅho kaila namaskāre

Translation

Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya permitted all the devotees to enter his house, and upon seeing Nityānanda Prabhu, the Bhaṭṭācārya offered Him obeisances.

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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.

Welcome Devotees and Offer Respect

  1. 1

    Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya permitted all the devotees to enter his house.

  2. 2

    Among those arriving, he saw Nityānanda Prabhu.

  3. 3

    Upon seeing Nityānanda Prabhu, the Bhaṭṭācārya offered Him obeisances.

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:

Śrīla Nityānanda Prabhu and other devotees then visited the Jagannātha temple, and when they came back to the house of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to external consciousness. Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya received everyone and distributed mahā-prasādam with great care.
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. sārvabhaumeSārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  2. jānāñāinforming and taking permission
  3. sabāall the devotees
  4. nilatook
  5. abhyantarewithin the house
  6. nityānanda-gosāñireunto Nityānanda Prabhu
  7. teṅhoSārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  8. kailaoffered
  9. namaskāreobeisances
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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 I make my welcome to devotees both open and respectful?

Practice

Give a devotee a respectful greeting today.

Live this todayWelcome Devotees and Offer RespectThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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