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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 6.78Madhya 6.80

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.79

তাহাতে বিখ্যাত ইঁহো পরম-ঈশ্বর ।

অজ্ঞ-স্থানে কিছু নহে বিজ্ঞের গোচর ॥’ ৭৯ ॥

tāhāte vikhyāta iṅho parama-īśvara

ajña-sthāne kichu nahe vijñera gocara’

Translation

Gopīnātha Ācārya continued, “Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu is celebrated as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Those who are ignorant in this connection find the conclusion of knowledgeable men very difficult to understand.”

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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.

Understanding Mahāprabhu Requires Knowledge

  1. 1

    Gopīnātha Ācārya continues to explain Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s position.

  2. 2

    He states that Mahāprabhu is celebrated as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

  3. 3

    Those who are ignorant of this find the conclusion of knowledgeable people very difficult to understand. Their difficulty does not change the conclusion being presented.

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:

However, Gopīnātha Ācārya convinced Sārvabhauma that no one can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead without being favored by Him. He proved by śāstric quotation, quotations from the revealed scriptures, that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was Kṛṣṇa Himself in person.
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. tāhātetherefore
  2. vikhyātacelebrated
  3. iṅhoLord Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. parama-īśvarathe Supreme Personality of Godhead
  5. ajña-sthānebefore an ignorant person
  6. kichuany
  7. nahenot
  8. vijñeraof the person who knows
  9. gocarainformation
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “gopīnātha”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do I respond when a spiritual conclusion is difficult for me to understand?

Practice

Write down Gopīnātha Ācārya’s conclusion and one question you have about understanding it.

Live this todayUnderstanding Mahāprabhu Requires KnowledgeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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