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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 9.308Madhya 9.310

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.309

‘ব্রহ্মসংহিতা’, ‘কর্ণামৃত’ দুই পুঁথি পাঞা ।

মহারত্নপ্রায় পাই আইলা সঙ্গে লঞা ॥ ৩০৯ ॥

‘brahma-saṁhitā’, ‘karṇāmṛta’ dui puṅthi pāñā

mahā-ratna-prāya pāi āilā saṅge lañā

Translation

The Brahma-saṁhitā and Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta were two books that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu considered to be most valuable jewels. Therefore He took them with Him on His return trip.

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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.

Two Books Treasured as Jewels

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu considered the Brahma-saṁhitā most valuable.

  2. 2

    He also treasured the Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta, regarding these two books as jewels.

  3. 3

    He took both books with Him on His return trip.

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:

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. The Lord then visited the Tāpī River, Māhiṣmatī-pura, the Narmadā River and Ṛṣyamūka-parvata.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. brahma-saṁhitāthe book Brahma-saṁhitā
  2. karṇāmṛtathe book Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta
  3. duitwo
  4. puṅthibooks
  5. pāñāgetting
  6. mahā-ratna-prāyalike the most valuable jewels
  7. pāigetting
  8. āilācame back
  9. saṅgewith Him
  10. lañātaking
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s care for these books invite you to appreciate?

Practice

Write down the names of these two books and note that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu treasured them as jewels.

Live this todayTwo Books Treasured as JewelsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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