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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.48
অতএব গূঢ় অর্থ কিছুই না জানি ।
বাহ্য অর্থ করিবারে করি টানাটানি ॥ ৪৮ ॥
ataeva gūḍha artha kichui nā jāni
bāhya artha karibāre kari ṭānāṭāni
I do not know the deep meaning of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s activities. As far as possible I shall try to explain them externally.
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The author openly says that he does not know the deep meaning of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s activities.
He nevertheless intends to explain them as far as possible.
He limits his explanation to their external aspect rather than claiming to know their deepest meaning.
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:
Haridāsa Ṭhākura replied that their deliverance would be possible if they very loudly chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, for hearing the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra chanted loudly, even with but little realization, would help them. After describing this incident, the author of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta also describes how Haridāsa Ṭhākura was tested at Benāpola, a village near Śāntipura.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 3
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