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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.22
তোমা বিনা তাঁহার রক্ষক নাহি দেখি আন ।
আমাকেহ যাতে তুমি কৈলা সাবধান ॥ ২২ ॥
tomā vinā tāṅhāra rakṣaka nāhi dekhi āna
āmāke-ha yāte tumi kailā sāvadhāna
“I see no one but you to protect her, for you are so careful that you can caution even Me.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw no one but Dāmodara Paṇḍita to protect His mother.
He praised Dāmodara Paṇḍita’s carefulness.
Dāmodara Paṇḍita was so careful that he could caution even the Lord. That quality made him suited to this responsibility.
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.
Am I attentive enough to notice when someone in my care needs help?
Check on one person you help care for, and ask whether they need anything today.
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