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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.31
দামোদরপণ্ডিত শাখা প্রেমেতে প্রচণ্ড ।
প্রভুর উপরে যেঁহো কৈল বাক্যদণ্ড ॥ ৩১ ॥
dāmodara-paṇḍita śākhā premete pracaṇḍa
prabhura upare yeṅho kaila vākya-daṇḍa
Dāmodara Paṇḍita, the tenth branch of the Caitanya tree, was so elevated in love of Lord Caitanya that he once unhesitatingly chastised the Lord with strong words.
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Dāmodara Paṇḍita was the tenth branch of the Caitanya tree.
He was greatly elevated in love of Lord Caitanya.
In that elevated love, he once unhesitatingly chastised the Lord with strong words.
Belonging and gratitude. Many devotees become branches of one living network of devotion.
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Śrīla Prabhupāda's summary of this chapter:
This chapter describes the branches of the tree named Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Back to this verse in Ādi 10
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “branch”
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the verse’s emphasis on elevated love shape your understanding of Dāmodara Paṇḍita’s strong words?
Read the verse again, giving special attention to the love that accompanied Dāmodara Paṇḍita’s chastisement.
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