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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.146
এইমত শিশুপাল করিল নিন্দন ।
সেইবাক্যে সরস্বতী করেন স্তবন ॥ ১৪৬ ॥
ei-mata śiśupāla karila nindana
sei-vākye sarasvatī karena stavana
“Śiśupāla also blasphemed Kṛṣṇa in this way, but the goddess of learning, Sarasvatī, offered her prayers to Kṛṣṇa even by his words.
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Śiśupāla also blasphemed Kṛṣṇa.
Yet Sarasvatī, the goddess of learning, offered prayers to Kṛṣṇa even through his words.
The speaker’s blasphemous intention and Sarasvatī’s prayerful meaning were different.
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
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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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the difference between Śiśupāla’s intention and Sarasvatī’s meaning teach you about these words?
Write one simple sentence deliberately honoring Kṛṣṇa today.
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