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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.23
তোমা সম ‘নিরপেক্ষ’ নাহি মোর গণে ।
‘নিরপেক্ষ’ নহিলে ‘ধর্ম’ না যায় রক্ষণে ॥ ২৩ ॥
tomā sama ‘nirapekṣa’ nāhi mora gaṇe
‘nirapekṣa’ nahile ‘dharma’ nā yāya rakṣaṇe
“You are the most neutral among My associates. This is very good, for without being neutral one cannot protect religious principles.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu described Dāmodara Paṇḍita as the most neutral among His associates.
He praised this neutrality as a very good quality.
He stated that without being neutral, one cannot protect religious principles.
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: “associates”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Could personal favoritism affect how I uphold religious principles?
Examine one judgment you make today, asking whether you would apply the same standard to a close friend.
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