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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 16.54
পঞ্চ দোষ এই শ্লোকে পঞ্চ অলঙ্কার ।
ক্রমে আমি কহি, শুন, করহ বিচার ॥ ৫৪ ॥
pañca doṣa ei śloke pañca alaṅkāra
krame āmi kahi, śuna, karaha vicāra
“My dear sir, in this verse there are five faults and five literary ornaments. I shall state them one after another. Kindly hear Me and then give your judgment.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord identified five faults and five literary ornaments in the verse beginning with mahattvaṁ gaṅgāyāḥ.
The purport lists two examples of avimṛṣṭa-vidheyāṁśa and one each of viruddha-mati, punar-ukti and bhagna-krama.
The Lord offered to explain them one after another. He asked the poet to hear Him first and then give his judgment.
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:
In this prayer the Lord found five kinds of literary ornaments and five kinds of literary faults, thus defeating the paṇḍita. Later the Kāśmīrī Paṇḍita, who was known to have been victorious all over the country, submitted himself to the goddess of learning, and by her order he met Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu on the morning of the next day and surrendered unto Him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 16
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I hear the full explanation before forming a judgment?
In one conversation today, hear each point fully before offering your judgment.
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