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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.10
কতক্ষণে সে বালক উঠি’ যবে গেলা ।
সহিতে না পারে, দামোদর কহিতে লাগিলা ॥ ১০ ॥
kata-kṣaṇe se bālaka uṭhi’ yabe gelā
sahite nā pāre, dāmodara kahite lāgilā
After some time, when the boy stood up and left, the intolerant Dāmodara Paṇḍita began to speak.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Dāmodara Paṇḍita began speaking after the boy stood up and left.
The translation describes Dāmodara Paṇḍita as intolerant. The following verses reveal his concern about criticism of the Lord.
His concern led him to speak impudently. This introduces the tension between his devotion and his manner of speaking.
Steadfast compassion. Haridāsa’s spiritual conviction and the reach of the holy name confront prejudice and temptation.
The mood of Antya 3 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:
This was not very much to the liking of Dāmodara Paṇḍita, however, who therefore told Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, “If You display so much love for this boy, people will doubt Your character.” Hearing these words from Dāmodara Paṇḍita, the Lord sent him to Navadvīpa to supervise the affairs of His mother, Śacīdevī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 3
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When something troubles me, how does it affect my manner of speaking?
Before voicing a concern today, pause and consider whether your words sound respectful.
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