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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 9.138Madhya 9.140

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.139

তাঁহার ভজন সর্বোপরি-কক্ষা হয় ।

‘শ্রী-বৈষ্ণবে’র ভজন এই সর্বোপরি হয় ॥ ১৩৯ ॥

tāṅhāra bhajana sarvopari-kakṣā haya

śrī-vaiṣṇave’ra bhajana ei sarvopari haya

Translation

Thinking in this way, Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa believed that worship of Nārāyaṇa was the supreme form of worship, superior to all other processes of devotional service, for it was followed by the Śrī Vaiṣṇava disciples of Rāmānujācārya.

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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.

Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa’s View of Supreme Worship

  1. 1

    Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa believed that worship of Nārāyaṇa was the supreme form of worship.

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    He considered it superior to all other processes of devotional service.

  3. 3

    His belief was connected with its being followed by the Śrī Vaiṣṇava disciples of Rāmānujācārya.

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. tāṅhāra bhajanaworship of Nārāyaṇa
  2. sarva-uparitopmost
  3. kakṣādepartment
  4. hayais
  5. śrī-vaiṣṇaveraof the followers of Rāmānujācārya
  6. bhajanaworship
  7. eithis
  8. sarva-upari hayais the topmost
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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: “service”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the tradition I follow shape my understanding of worship?

Practice

Write one sentence describing Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa’s belief and the reason given for it.

Live this todayVeṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa’s View of Supreme WorshipThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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