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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.136
যৈছে ইন্দ্র, দৈত্যাদি করে কৃষ্ণের ভর্ৎসন ।
সেইশব্দে সরস্বতী করেন স্তবন ॥ ১৩৬ ॥
yaiche indra, daityādi kare kṛṣṇera bhartsana
sei-śabde sarasvatī karena stavana
“Sometimes demons, and even Lord Indra, the King of heaven, chastised Kṛṣṇa, but mother Sarasvatī, taking advantage of their words, offered prayers to the Lord.
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Sometimes demons chastised Kṛṣṇa.
Even Lord Indra, the King of heaven, spoke against Him.
Mother Sarasvatī took advantage of their words to offer prayers to the Lord.
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:
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s secretary, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, heard the drama, he discerned a tinge of Māyāvāda philosophy and pointed it out to the author. Although Svarūpa Dāmodara condemned the entire drama, by reference to secondary meanings of the introductory verse he nevertheless satisfied the brāhmaṇa.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.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “offered”
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What does Sarasvatī’s use of these words teach me about the difference between a speaker’s intention and the praise she expressed?
Read this verse aloud once, noting both who chastised Kṛṣṇa and who offered prayers through their words.
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