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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.123
আপনা জানাইতে আমি করি অভিমান ।
সে গর্ব খণ্ডাইতে মোর করেন অপমান ॥ ১২৩ ॥
āpanā jānāite āmi kari abhimāna
se garva khaṇḍāite mora karena apamāna
“I am falsely proud, advertising myself as a learned scholar. Therefore Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu insults me just to favor me by cutting down this false pride.
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Vallabha Bhaṭṭa admitted that he was falsely proud.
He recognized that he was advertising himself as a learned scholar.
He understood Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s apparent insults as favor: the Lord was cutting down his false pride.
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:
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
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In this verse: “favor”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
In what ways do I advertise my learning to gain recognition?
Today, refrain from one unnecessary mention of your knowledge or accomplishments.
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