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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.18
এত বলি’ দামোদর মৌন হইলা ।
অন্তরে সন্তোষ প্রভু হাসি’ বিচারিলা ॥ ১৮ ॥
eta bali’ dāmodara mauna ha-ilā
antare santoṣa prabhu hāsi’ vicārilā
Having said this, Dāmodara Paṇḍita became silent. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu smiled, pleased within Himself, and considered the impudence of Dāmodara Paṇḍita.
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After speaking, Dāmodara Paṇḍita became silent.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu smiled and was pleased within Himself as He considered Dāmodara Paṇḍita’s impudence.
The next verse explains His pleasure: He recognized this boldness as a sign of pure love.
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
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “pure love”
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Recall one correction you have received, and consider whether care for you lay behind it.
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