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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 9.272Madhya 9.274

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.273

শুনি’ তত্ত্বাচার্য হৈলা অন্তরে লজ্জিত ।

প্রভুর বৈষ্ণবতা দেখি, হইলা বিস্মিত ॥ ২৭৩ ॥

śuni’ tattvācārya hailā antare lajjita

prabhura vaiṣṇavatā dekhi, ha-ilā vismita

Translation

After hearing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the ācārya of the Tattvavāda sampradāya became very much ashamed. Upon observing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s rigid faith in Vaiṣṇavism, he was struck with wonder.

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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.

Firm Faith Inspires Wonder

  1. 1

    The ācārya of the Tattvavāda sampradāya heard Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s words.

  2. 2

    After hearing Him, the ācārya became very much ashamed.

  3. 3

    Seeing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s firm faith in Vaiṣṇavism, the ācārya was struck with wonder.

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:

At Pāṇḍarapura the Lord received news from Śrī Raṅga Purī that Śaṅkarāraṇya (Viśvarūpa) had disappeared there. He then went to the banks of the Kṛṣṇa-veṇvā River, where He collected from among the Vaiṣṇava brāhmaṇas a book written by Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura, Śrī Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śuni’hearing
  2. tattva-ācāryathe ācārya of the Tattvavāda sampradāya
  3. hailābecame
  4. antarewithin the mind
  5. lajjitaashamed
  6. prabhuraof Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  7. vaiṣṇavatādevotion in Vaiṣṇavism
  8. dekhiseeing
  9. ha-ilābecame
  10. vismitastruck with wonder
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do I respond when someone’s firm faith reveals a weakness in my understanding?

Practice

Take a quiet minute today to reflect on Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s firm faith in Vaiṣṇavism.

Live this todayFirm Faith Inspires WonderThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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