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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.116
এত কহি’ মহাপ্রভু মৌন ধরিলা ।
শুনিয়া সবার মনে সন্তোষ হইলা ॥ ১১৬ ॥
eta kahi’ mahāprabhu mauna dharilā
śuniyā sabāra mane santoṣa ha-ilā
After saying this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became very grave. All the devotees present derived great satisfaction from hearing this statement.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
After giving His reply, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became very grave.
His earlier smile was followed by a serious mood.
All the devotees present derived great satisfaction from hearing His statement.
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:
Later, when Vallabha Bhaṭṭa became intimately connected with the Lord, the Lord advised him to take instructions from Gadādhara Paṇḍita. Thus the Lord expressed His feelings of love for 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.
What does the Lord’s change from smiling to gravity help me notice about His reply?
Reread the exchange today, pausing to notice both the Lord’s gravity and the devotees’ satisfaction.
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