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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.102
‘যদ্বা-তদ্বা’ কবির বাক্যে হয় ‘রসাভাস’ ।
সিদ্ধান্তবিরুদ্ধ শুনিতে না হয় উল্লাস ॥ ১০২ ॥
‘yadvā-tadvā’ kavira vākye haya ‘rasābhāsa’
siddhānta-viruddha śunite nā haya ullāsa
“In the writings of so-called poets there is generally a possibility of overlapping transcendental mellows. When the mellows thus go against the conclusive understanding, no one likes to hear such poetry.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Yadvā-tadvā kavi refers to someone who writes poetry without knowing how to do so.
Writing poetry concerning the Vaiṣṇava conclusion is especially difficult. Without proper knowledge, transcendental mellows may overlap and conflict with that conclusion.
Learned or advanced Vaiṣṇavas do not like to hear poetry containing such conflicting mellows.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Humility and discernment. The Lord directs a seeker to Rāmānanda and clarifies genuine spiritual qualification.
The mood of Antya 5 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:
Then Pradyumna Miśra went to see Rāmānanda Rāya again to hear about the transcendental truth from him. A brāhmaṇa from Bengal composed a drama about the activities of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and went to Jagannātha Purī to show it to the associates of the Lord.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 5
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “mellows”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I value faithfulness to the Vaiṣṇava conclusion more than attractive wording?
Review one devotional sentence you have written or plan to share, checking that its meaning is clear and faithful to what you have learned.
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