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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.15
পণ্ডিত হঞা মনে কেনে বিচার না কর ? রাণ্ডী ব্রাহ্মণীর বালকে প্রীতি কেনে কর ? ১৫ ।। ॥ ১৫ ॥
paṇḍita hañā mane kene vicāra nā kara?
rāṇḍī brāhmaṇīra bālake prīti kene kara?
“Dear Lord, You are a learned teacher. Why then don’t You consider that this boy is the son of a widowed brāhmaṇī? Why are You so affectionate to him?
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Dāmodara Paṇḍita addressed the Lord as a learned teacher.
He pointed out that the boy was the son of a widowed brāhmaṇī.
He questioned why the Lord was so affectionate to the boy. In context, his concern centered on how others might interpret that affection.
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.
Do I sometimes interpret affection mainly through fear of others’ opinions?
Recall one act of kindness you have seen, and distinguish the act itself from any speculation about it.
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