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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.6
বার বার নিষেধ করে ব্রাহ্মণকুমারে ।
প্রভুরে না দেখিলে সেই রহিতে না পারে ॥ ৬ ॥
bāra bāra niṣedha kare brāhmaṇa-kumāre
prabhure nā dekhile sei rahite nā pāre
Dāmodara Paṇḍita again and again forbade the son of the brāhmaṇa to visit the Lord, but the boy could not bear staying home and not seeing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Dāmodara Paṇḍita repeatedly forbade the brāhmaṇa’s son to visit the Lord.
The boy could not bear staying home without seeing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
In the surrounding verses, his daily visits express how deeply attached he was to the Lord.
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:
A beautiful young brāhmaṇa girl in Jagannātha Purī had a very handsome son who was coming every day to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. 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.”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 does the boy’s difficulty in staying away reveal about his affection for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?
Spend one quiet minute reflecting on the boy’s longing to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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