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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 9.124

শ্রুতি পায়, লক্ষ্মী না পায়, ইথে কি কারণ ।

ভট্ট কহে, — ইহা প্রবেশিতে নারে মোর মন ॥ ১২৪ ॥

śruti pāya, lakṣmī nā pāya, ithe ki kāraṇa

bhaṭṭa kahe, — ihā praveśite nāre mora mana

Translation

Having been asked by Caitanya Mahāprabhu why the goddess of fortune could not enter into the rāsa dance whereas the authorities on Vedic knowledge could, Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa replied, “I cannot enter into the mysteries of this behavior.”

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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.

Honestly Admitting What We Cannot Understand

  1. 1

    Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked why the goddess of fortune could not enter the rāsa dance.

  2. 2

    His question contrasted her position with that of the authorities on Vedic knowledge, who could enter.

  3. 3

    Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa admitted that he could not enter into the mysteries of this behavior.

How it feels

Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.

The mood of Madhya 9 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Travels to the Holy Places

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

Finally the Lord went to Śrī Raṅga-kṣetra, where He converted a brāhmaṇa named Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa, who, along with his family, took up devotional service to Kṛṣṇa. After leaving Śrī Raṅga, Caitanya Mahāprabhu reached Ṛṣabha-parvata, where He met Paramānanda Purī, who later arrived at Jagannātha Purī.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śruti pāyathe Vedic authorities got admission
  2. lakṣmī nā pāyaand the goddess of fortune could not get admission
  3. ithe ki kāraṇawhat must be the reason for this
  4. bhaṭṭa kaheVeṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa replied
  5. ihāthis
  6. praveśiteto enter
  7. nāreis not able
  8. moramy
  9. manamind
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling

    Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “rāsa”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Can I admit honestly when a spiritual question is beyond my present understanding?

Practice

Write down one question from this verse that you do not yet understand.

Live this todayHonestly Admitting What We Cannot UnderstandThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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