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  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 9.46Madhya 9.48

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.47

বৌদ্ধাচার্য মহাপণ্ডিত নিজ নবমতে ।

প্রভুর আগে উদ্গ্রাহ করি’ লাগিলা বলিতে ॥ ৪৭ ॥

bauddhācārya mahā-paṇḍita nija nava-mate

prabhura āge udgrāha kari’ lāgilā balite

Translation

One of them was a leader of the Buddhist cult and was a very learned scholar. To establish the nine philosophical conclusions of Buddhism, he came before the Lord and began to speak.

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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.

A Learned Buddhist Presents His Conclusions

  1. 1

    Among those who came was a leader of the Buddhist tradition.

  2. 2

    He was a very learned scholar.

  3. 3

    He began speaking before the Lord to establish Buddhism’s nine philosophical conclusions.

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:

Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then proceeded farther, arriving at Setubandha Rāmeśvara. At Śrī Śaila-parvata, the Lord met Lord Śiva and his wife Durgā in the dress of a brāhmaṇa and brāhmaṇī.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. bauddha-ācāryathe leader in Buddhist philosophy
  2. mahā-paṇḍitagreatly learned scholar
  3. nijaown
  4. navanine
  5. matephilosophical conclusions
  6. prabhura āgebefore Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  7. udgrāhaargument
  8. kari’making
  9. lāgilābegan
  10. baliteto speak
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When you speak about philosophy, what conclusion are you trying to establish?

Practice

Write one clear sentence stating the scholar’s purpose in approaching the Lord.

Live this todayA Learned Buddhist Presents His ConclusionsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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