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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 16.103
শৈশব–চাপল্য কিছু না লবে আমার ।
শিষ্যের সমান মুঞি না হও তোমার ॥ ১০৩ ॥
śaiśava-cāpalya kichu nā labe āmāra
śiṣyera samāna muñi nā haṅ tomāra
“I am not even fit to be your disciple. Therefore kindly do not take seriously whatever childish impudence I have shown.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord told the poet that He was not even fit to be his disciple.
He described His own conduct as childish impudence.
He kindly asked the poet not to take that conduct seriously.
Grief and transformed pride. Lakṣmīdevī’s departure brings sorrow; Keśava Kāśmīrī’s pride yields to surrender.
The mood of Ādi 16 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:
Therefore at her request He later married His second wife, Viṣṇupriyā-devī. This chapter also describes the Lord’s argument with Keśava Kāśmīrī, the celebrated scholar, and the Lord’s criticism of his prayer glorifying mother Ganges.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 16
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Can I speak humbly after pointing out someone else’s mistake?
If you have spoken presumptuously to someone, offer a brief, humble apology today.
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