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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.134
এই শ্লোক করিয়াছ পাঞা সন্তোষ ।
তোমার হৃদয়ের অর্থে দুঁহায় লাগে ‘দোষ’ ॥ ১৩৪ ॥
ei śloka kariyācha pāñā santoṣa
tomāra hṛdayera arthe duṅhāya lāge ‘doṣa’
“You have composed this introductory verse to your great satisfaction, but the meaning you have expressed is contaminated by offenses to both Lord Jagannātha and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The poet composed his introductory verse to his own great satisfaction.
Yet the meaning he expressed was contaminated by offenses to both Lord Jagannātha and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Being pleased with our words does not mean that they properly honor the Lord.
Humility and discernment. The Lord directs a seeker to Rāmānanda and clarifies genuine spiritual qualification.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Although Svarūpa Dāmodara condemned the entire drama, by reference to secondary meanings of the introductory verse he nevertheless satisfied the brāhmaṇa. That brāhmaṇa poet thus became greatly obliged to Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, renounced his family connections and stayed at Jagannātha Purī with the associates of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 5
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I willing to accept correction even when I feel satisfied with my words?
Review one sentence you have written about the Lord, considering whether it expresses proper honor rather than merely pleasing you.
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