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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.24
আমা হৈতে যে না হয়, সে তোমা হৈতে হয় ।
আমারে করিলা দণ্ড, আন কেবা হয় ॥ ২৪ ॥
āmā haite ye nā haya, se tomā haite haya
āmāre karilā daṇḍa, āna kebā haya
“You can do whatever I cannot. Indeed, you can chastise even Me, what to speak of others.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu told Dāmodara Paṇḍita, “You can do whatever I cannot.”
He pointed to Dāmodara Paṇḍita’s readiness to chastise even Him.
Since Dāmodara Paṇḍita could chastise the Lord, he could certainly correct others. This supported his role in protecting the Lord’s mother.
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.
Does closeness to someone make me overlook something that needs correction?
Before offering a needed correction today, check that your purpose is care rather than personal displeasure.
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