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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.13
শুনি’ প্রভু কহে, — ‘ক্যা কহ, দামোদর ?’ দামোদর কহে, — “তুমি স্বতন্ত্র ‘ঈশ্বর’ ॥ ১৩ ॥
śuni’ prabhu kahe, — ‘kyā kaha, dāmodara?’
dāmodara kahe, — tumi svatantra ‘īśvara’
Although Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu knew that Dāmodara Paṇḍita was a pure and simple devotee, upon hearing this impudent talk the Lord said, “My dear Dāmodara, what nonsense are you speaking?”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu knew that Dāmodara Paṇḍita was a pure and simple devotee.
Nevertheless, the Lord challenged his impudent talk, asking what nonsense he was speaking. Recognizing his devotion did not mean approving his words.
Dāmodara Paṇḍita acknowledged that the Lord is the independent Personality of Godhead, beyond all criticism.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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:
Hearing these words from Dāmodara Paṇḍita, the Lord sent him to Navadvīpa to supervise the affairs of His mother, Śacīdevī. He also especially requested Dāmodara Paṇḍita to remind His mother that He was sometimes going to her home to accept the food she offered.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.
Am I willing to accept correction even when my intentions are sincere?
Reflect on one correction you have received, and identify something you can learn from it.
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