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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 16.87
শুনিয়া প্রভুর ব্যাখ্যা দিগ্বিজয়ী বিস্মিত ।
মুখে না নিঃসরে বাক্য, প্রতিভা স্তম্ভিত ॥ ৮৭ ॥
śuniyā prabhura vyākhyā digvijayī vismita
mukhe nā niḥsare vākya, pratibhā stambhita
After hearing the explanation of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the champion poet was struck with wonder. His cleverness stunned, he could not say anything.
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The champion poet heard the explanation of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
He was struck with wonder by what he heard.
His cleverness was stunned, and he could not say anything.
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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How do I respond when an explanation leaves me amazed and without an answer?
After reading this verse, sit quietly for a moment and consider the poet’s wonder.
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