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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.117
জগতের হিত লাগি’ গৌর-অবতার ।
অন্তরের অভিমান জানেন তাহার ॥ ১১৭ ॥
jagatera hita lāgi’ gaura-avatāra
antarera abhimāna jānena tāhāra
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu descended as an incarnation for the benefit of the entire world. Thus He knew the mind of Vallabha Bhaṭṭa very well.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu descended as an incarnation for the benefit of the entire world.
He knew the mind of Vallabha Bhaṭṭa very well. Vallabha Bhaṭṭa’s inner pride was not hidden from Him.
His correction of Vallabha Bhaṭṭa should be understood in the light of His purpose: to benefit everyone.
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.
How might remembering the Lord’s wish to benefit everyone help me receive correction?
Take a quiet moment today to reflect on Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s purpose of benefiting the entire world.
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