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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 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Travels to the Holy Places
Madhya 9.124Madhya 9.126

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.125

আমি জীব, — ক্ষুদ্রবুদ্ধি, সহজে অস্থির ।

ঈশ্বরের লীলা — কোটিসমুদ্র-গম্ভীর ॥ ১২৫ ॥

āmi jīva, — kṣudra-buddhi, sahaje asthira

īśvarera līlā — koṭi-samudra-gambhīra

Translation

Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa then said, “I am an ordinary human being. Since my intelligence is very limited and I am easily agitated, my mind cannot enter within the deep ocean of the pastimes of the Lord.

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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.

Humility Before the Lord’s Deep Pastimes

  1. 1

    Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa described himself as an ordinary human being.

  2. 2

    He acknowledged that his intelligence was very limited and that he was easily agitated.

  3. 3

    He compared the Lord’s pastimes to a deep ocean that his mind could not enter.

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. āmi jīvaI am an ordinary living being
  2. kṣudra-buddhipossessing limited intelligence
  3. sahaje asthiravery easily agitated
  4. īśvarera līlāthe pastimes of the Lord
  5. koṭi-samudraas millions of oceans
  6. gambhīraas deep
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can acknowledging my limitations change the way I study the Lord’s pastimes?

Practice

Before studying today, pause and acknowledge one limitation in your present understanding.

Live this todayHumility Before the Lord’s Deep PastimesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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