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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.120
ঘরে আসি’ রাত্র্যে ভট্ট চিন্তিতে লাগিল ।
“পূর্বে প্রয়াগে মোরে মহা-কৃপা কৈল ॥ ১২০ ॥
ghare āsi’ rātrye bhaṭṭa cintite lāgila
“pūrve prayāge more mahā-kṛpā kaila
Returning home that night, Vallabha Bhaṭṭa thought, “Previously, at Prayāga, Lord Caitanya was very kind to me.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Vallabha Bhaṭṭa returned home that night and reflected on his experience.
He remembered that Lord Caitanya had previously been very kind to him at Prayāga.
This memory began his consideration of why the Lord now treated him differently.
Pride softened by grace. Humor and correction lead toward humility and a relationship of devotion.
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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
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When correction troubles me, do I still remember kindness I have received?
Spend a quiet minute today recalling a specific kindness you received before a difficult correction.
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