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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.213
ভক্ত-স্বভাব, — অজ্ঞ-দোষ ক্ষমা করে ।
কৃষ্ণ-স্বভাব, — ভক্ত-নিন্দা সহিতে না পারে ॥ ২১৩ ॥
bhakta-svabhāva, — ajña-doṣa kṣamā kare
kṛṣṇa-svabhāva, — bhakta-nindā sahite nā pāre
A characteristic of a pure devotee is that he excuses any offense by an ignorant rascal. A characteristic of Kṛṣṇa, however, is that He cannot tolerate blasphemy of His devotees.
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A pure devotee excuses offenses committed by an ignorant person.
Kṛṣṇa, however, cannot tolerate blasphemy of His devotees.
The purport calls these characteristics of the Vaiṣṇava and the Lord very significant. It points to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Śikṣāṣṭaka teaching on the characteristics of a Vaiṣṇava.
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:
Because of this offense, Gopāla Cakravartī was punished by being afflicted with leprosy. Haridāsa Ṭhākura later left Cāndapura and went to the house of Advaita Ācārya, where he was tested by Māyādevī, the personification of the external energy.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.
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “pure devotee”
Śikṣāṣṭaka · The eightfold inner culmination
Eight prayers that lead from glorifying the holy name through humility and selfless love to unconditional attachment to Kṛṣṇa. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “śikṣāṣṭaka”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I willing to forgive others while remaining careful not to speak offensively about devotees?
Review one comment you plan to make about a devotee, and remove any insulting language.
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