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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 16.49
তাতে ভাল করি’ শ্লোক করহ বিচার ।
কবি কহে,—যে কহিলে সেই বেদসার ॥ ৪৯ ॥
tāte bhāla kari’ śloka karaha vicāra
kavi kahe, — ye kahile sei veda-sāra
The Lord concluded, “Now, therefore, let us carefully scrutinize this verse.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord proposed carefully scrutinizing the verse.
The poet confirmed that the Lord had recited the verse correctly.
With the wording confirmed, they could proceed to examine the verse.
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:
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.
Do I take time to examine a verse carefully after reading it?
Read this translation slowly twice, paying attention to the invitation to scrutinize.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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