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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 7: The Lord Begins His Tour of South India
Madhya 7.70Madhya 7.72

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.71

তাঁরে উপেক্ষিয়া কৈল শীঘ্র গমন ।

কে বুঝিতে পারে মহাপ্রভুর চিত্ত-মন ॥ ৭১ ॥

tāṅre upekṣiyā kaila śīghra gamana

ke bujhite pāre mahāprabhura citta-mana

Translation

Although Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya fainted, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu did not take notice of him. Rather, He left quickly. Who can understand the mind and intention of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Transcendental intentions can be difficult to understand

  1. 1

    One would naturally expect Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to care for the unconscious Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and wait for him to recover.

  2. 2

    Instead, the Lord immediately continued His tour. His actions show how difficult it can be to understand a transcendental person.

  3. 3

    A transcendental personality’s behavior may sometimes seem odd. Yet such a person remains in his spiritual position, unaffected by material considerations.

Key points from the purport
  • It was naturally expected that when Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya fainted and fell to the ground Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would have taken care of him and waited for him to regain consciousness, but He did not do so.
  • Rather, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu immediately started on His tour.
  • Sometimes they may seem rather odd, but a transcendental personality remains in his position, unaffected by material considerations.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

How it feels

Expansive compassion. The Lord carries nāma and mercy from village to village, including deliverance of Vāsudeva.

The mood of Madhya 7 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 7: The Lord Begins His Tour of South India

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was beginning His tour, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya gave Him four sets of clothes and requested Him to see Rāmānanda Rāya, who was residing at that time on the bank of the river Godāvarī. Along with other devotees, Nityānanda Prabhu accompanied the Lord to Ālālanātha, but there Lord Caitanya left them all behind and went ahead with the brāhmaṇa Kṛṣṇadāsa.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 7
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tāṅreunto Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  2. upekṣiyānot paying serious attention
  3. kailadid
  4. śīghravery fast
  5. gamanawalking
  6. kewho
  7. bujhiteto understand
  8. pāreis able
  9. mahāprabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  10. citta-manathe mind and intention
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Can I acknowledge the limits of my understanding when the Lord’s actions surprise me?

Practice

Write one sentence acknowledging what you do not understand about the Lord’s action here, without inventing an explanation.

Live this todayTranscendental intentions can be difficult to understandThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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