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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 12.71
কেবল এ গণ–প্রতি নহে এই দণ্ড ।
চৈতন্য–বিমুখ যেই সেই ত’ পাষণ্ড ॥ ৭১ ॥
kevala e gaṇa-prati nahe ei daṇḍa
caitanya-vimukha yei sei ta’ pāṣaṇḍa
Not only the misguided descendants of Advaita Ācārya but anyone who is against the cult of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu should be considered an atheist subject to be punished by Yamarāja.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The warning applies to the misguided descendants of Advaita Ācārya.
It also applies to anyone who is against the devotional movement of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
The translation describes such opposition as atheism and states that the person is subject to punishment by Yamarāja.
Loyalty and discernment. The narrative distinguishes fidelity to the ācārya from deviation.
The mood of Ādi 12 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
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. Kamalākānta Viśvāsa was then purified by the request of Śrī Advaita Ācārya.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 12
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I examining my own attitude toward Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s devotional movement rather than relying on family identity?
Reflect on one attitude you hold toward Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s movement and check whether it expresses respect or opposition.
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