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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 9.151Madhya 9.153

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.152

দুঃখ না ভাবিহ, ভট্ট, কৈলুঁ পরিহাস ।

শাস্ত্রসিদ্ধান্ত শুন, যাতে বৈষ্ণব-বিশ্বাস ॥ ১৫২ ॥

duḥkha nā bhāviha, bhaṭṭa, kailuṅ parihāsa

śāstra-siddhānta śuna, yāte vaiṣṇava-viśvāsa

Translation

The Lord pacified Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa by saying, “Actually whatever I have said is by way of jest. Now you can hear from Me the conclusion of the śāstras, in which every Vaiṣṇava devotee has firm faith.

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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.

Hearing the Conclusion of the Śāstras

  1. 1

    The Lord pacified Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa by explaining that His previous words were spoken by way of jest.

  2. 2

    He then invited Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa to hear the conclusion of the śāstras.

  3. 3

    Every Vaiṣṇava devotee has firm faith in that conclusion.

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. duḥkhaunhappiness
  2. nādo not
  3. bhāvihabear
  4. bhaṭṭaMy dear Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa
  5. kailuṅ parihāsaI was simply making a joke
  6. śāstra-siddhāntathe conclusion of the revealed scriptures
  7. śunahear
  8. yātein which
  9. vaiṣṇava-viśvāsathe faith of the Vaiṣṇavas
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I listen more attentively to the conclusion of the śāstras?

Practice

Set aside one quiet minute today to reread this invitation to hear the conclusion of the śāstras.

Live this todayHearing the Conclusion of the ŚāstrasThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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