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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.109
শুনিয়া বল্লভ-ভট্ট হৈল নির্বচন ।
ঘরে যাই’ মনে দুঃখে করেন চিন্তন ॥ ১০৯ ॥
śuniyā vallabha-bhaṭṭa haila nirvacana
ghare yāi’ mane duḥkhe karena cintana
Hearing this, Vallabha Bhaṭṭa was speechless. He returned home greatly unhappy and began to consider thus.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Hearing the explanation, Vallabha Bhaṭṭa became speechless.
He returned home greatly unhappy and began to reflect.
His thoughts turned toward his defeats in the assembly and his wish to become victorious.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When an explanation leaves me unable to reply, do I seek understanding or feel mainly disappointed?
Recall one conversation that disappointed you, and quietly identify what you hoped to gain from it.
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