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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.17
তুমিহ — পরম যুবা, পরম সুন্দর ।
লোকের কাণাকাণি-বাতে দেহ অবসর ।।” ১৭ ।। ॥ ১৭ ॥
tumi-ha — parama yuvā, parama sundara
lokera kāṇākāṇi-bāte deha avasara”
“And You, my dear Lord, are a handsome, attractive young man. Therefore certainly people will whisper about You. Why should You give them such an opportunity?”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Dāmodara Paṇḍita feared that people would whisper because the Lord was a handsome, attractive young man.
As a simple and staunch devotee, he could not tolerate criticism of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Unfortunately, in trying to prevent it, he himself criticized the Lord.
The Lord understood that Dāmodara Paṇḍita spoke this way out of simplicity. Nevertheless, the purport says that such behavior by a devotee is not very good.
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:
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.
Could my attempt to protect someone become criticism of that very person?
Review one concern you want to express, and remove any wording that turns care into accusation.
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