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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.103
একদিন ভট্ট পুছিল আচার্যেরে ।
“জীব-‘প্রকৃতি’ ‘পতি’ করি’ মানয়ে কৃষ্ণেরে ॥ ১০৩ ॥
eka-dina bhaṭṭa puchila ācāryere
“jīva-‘prakṛti’ ‘pati’ kari’ mānaye kṛṣṇere
One day Vallabha Bhaṭṭa said to Advaita Ācārya, “Every living entity is female [prakṛti] and considers Kṛṣṇa her husband [pati].
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Vallabha Bhaṭṭa addressed Advaita Ācārya with a statement about every living entity.
He described every living entity as female, prakṛti, and Kṛṣṇa as her husband, pati.
This statement introduces his question about chanting Kṛṣṇa’s name. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s reply explains devotion through carrying out Kṛṣṇa’s order.
Pride softened by grace. Humor and correction lead toward humility and a relationship of devotion.
The mood of Antya 7 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:
Before this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw that Vallabha Bhaṭṭa was greatly attached to Gadādhara Paṇḍita. Therefore He acted as if displeased with Gadādhara Paṇḍita.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 7
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Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “chanting”
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How does seeing Kṛṣṇa as the husband of every living entity shape my understanding of devotion?
Reread this statement alongside Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s reply about following Kṛṣṇa’s order.
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