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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 16.6
সর্বশাস্ত্রে সর্ব পণ্ডিত পায় পরাজয় ।
বিনয়ভঙ্গীতে কারো দুঃখ নাহি হয় ॥ ৬ ॥
sarva-śāstre sarva paṇḍita pāya parājaya
vinaya-bhaṅgīte kāro duḥkha nāhi haya
The Lord defeated all kinds of scholars in discourses about all the scriptures, yet because of His gentle behavior, none of them were unhappy.
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The Lord defeated all kinds of scholars.
Their discourses concerned all the scriptures.
Because of His gentle behavior, none of the defeated scholars were unhappy.
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:
During this time He studied deeply and was victorious over greatly learned scholars. During His kaiśora-līlā the Lord also sported in the water.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.
How can I remain gentle when I disagree with someone?
In one conversation today, express a disagreement gently rather than harshly.
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