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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.113
“ভাগবতে স্বামীর ব্যাখ্যান কৈরাছি খণ্ডন ।
লইতে না পারি তাঁর ব্যাখ্যান-বচন ॥ ১১৩ ॥
“bhāgavate svāmīra vyākhyāna kairāchi khaṇḍana
la-ite nā pāri tāṅra vyākhyāna-vacana
“In my commentary on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam,” he said, “I have refuted the explanations of Śrīdhara Svāmī. I cannot accept his explanations.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Vallabha Bhaṭṭa spoke about his commentary on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
He declared that he had refuted the explanations of Śrīdhara Svāmī.
His refusal to accept those explanations was part of the speech introduced as greatly proud.
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:
Therefore He acted as if displeased with Gadādhara Paṇḍita. Later, when Vallabha Bhaṭṭa became intimately connected with the Lord, the Lord advised him to take instructions from 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 I disagree with an explanation, how much of my response comes from pride?
Before dismissing an explanation today, state fairly what it actually says.
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