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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 8.59
পণ্ডিত–গোসাঞির শিষ্য—অনন্ত আচার্য ।
কৃষ্ণপ্রেমময়–তনু, উদার, সর্ব–আর্য ॥ ৫৯ ॥
paṇḍita-gosāñira śiṣya — ananta ācārya
kṛṣṇa-premamaya-tanu, udāra, sarva-ārya
Ananta Ācārya was a disciple of Gadādhara Paṇḍita. His body was always absorbed in love of Godhead. He was magnanimous and advanced in all respects.
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Ananta Ācārya was a disciple of Gadādhara Paṇḍita.
His body was always absorbed in love of Godhead.
He was magnanimous and advanced in all respects.
Vulnerability and obedience. Kavirāja writes by mercy and command rather than personal self-assertion.
The mood of Ādi 8 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 chapter the glories of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Nityānanda are described, and it is also stated that one who commits offenses in chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra does not achieve love of Godhead, even after chanting for many years. In this connection, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura warns against artificial displays of the bodily symptoms called aṣṭa-sāttvika-vikāra.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 8
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Audārya · Love that moves outward
The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “magnanimous”
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love of godhead”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What inspires me about Ananta Ācārya’s absorption in love of Godhead?
Do one generous act today while remembering Ananta Ācārya’s magnanimity.
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