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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 12.44
প্রভুকে কহেন,—তোমার না বুঝি এ লীলা ।
আমা হৈতে প্রসাদপাত্র করিলা কমলা ॥ ৪৪ ॥
prabhuke kahena — tomāra nā bujhi e līlā
āmā haite prasāda-pātra karilā kamalā
Śrī Advaita Ācārya told Lord Caitanya, “I cannot understand Your transcendental pastimes. You have shown more favor to Kamalākānta than You generally show to Me.
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Śrī Advaita Ācārya spoke directly to Lord Caitanya about His transcendental pastimes.
He said that He could not understand those pastimes.
He told the Lord that Kamalākānta had received more favor than He Himself generally received.
Loyalty and discernment. The narrative distinguishes fidelity to the ācārya from deviation.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
In his early life Gopāla fainted during the cleansing of the Guṇḍicā-mandira at Jagannātha Purī and thus became a recipient of the mercy of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The story of Kamalākānta Viśvāsa concerns his borrowing three hundred rupees from Pratāparudra Mahārāja to clear a debt of Advaita Ācārya’s, for which Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu chastised him when He came to know of it.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 12
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In this verse: “favor”
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How can Advaita Ācārya’s words help me acknowledge the limits of my understanding?
Reread Advaita Ācārya’s admission and reflect briefly on approaching the Lord’s pastimes with humility.
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