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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.46
এইত কহিল দামোদরের বাক্যদণ্ড ।
যাহার শ্রবণে ভাগে ‘অজ্ঞান পাষণ্ড’ ॥ ৪৬ ॥
ei-ta kahila dāmodarera vākya-daṇḍa
yāhāra śravaṇe bhāge ‘ajñāna pāṣaṇḍa’
In this way I have described Dāmodara Paṇḍita’s verbal chastisements. As one hears about this, atheistic principles and ignorance depart.
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The author concludes his account of Dāmodara Paṇḍita’s verbal chastisements.
He states that hearing this account causes atheistic principles and ignorance to depart.
The account of correction therefore offers a benefit to the hearer, not only to those who were corrected.
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:
Hearing these words from Dāmodara Paṇḍita, the Lord sent him to Navadvīpa to supervise the affairs of His mother, Śacīdevī. He also especially requested Dāmodara Paṇḍita to remind His mother that He was sometimes going to her home to accept the food she offered.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.
What can I learn by hearing about Dāmodara Paṇḍita’s concern for proper conduct?
Reread the account of Dāmodara Paṇḍita’s corrections and write down one lesson for yourself.
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