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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 16.46
বিপ্র কহে, শ্লোকে নাহি দোষের আভাস ।
উপমালঙ্কার গুণ, কিছু অনুপ্রাস ॥ ৪৬ ॥
vipra kahe śloke nāhi doṣera ābhāsa
upamālaṅkāra guṇa, kichu anuprāsa
The brāhmaṇa replied, “There is not a tinge of fault in that verse. Rather, it has the good qualities of similes and alliteration.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The brāhmaṇa claimed that his verse had no trace of fault. He pointed to its similes and alliteration as good qualities.
The repeated bha in bhavānī, bhartur, vibhavati and adbhuta is called anuprāsa, or alliteration.
The expressions lakṣmīr iva and viṣṇoś caraṇa-kamalotpatti exhibit metaphorical beauty. The comparison between the Ganges and Lakṣmī is metaphorical because water and a person are not actually similar.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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:
While Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu was touring East Bengal, His wife, Lakṣmīdevī, was bitten by a serpent or by the serpent of separation, and thus she left this world. When the Lord returned home, He saw that His mother was overwhelmed with grief because of Lakṣmīdevī’s death.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 16
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In this verse: “bhavānī”
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How does noticing sound and comparison help you appreciate a verse?
Read bhavānī, bhartur, vibhavati and adbhuta aloud, listening for the repeated bha.
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