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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.127
তুমি — ঈশ্বর, নিজোচিত কৃপা যে করিলা ।
অপমান করি’ সর্ব গর্ব খণ্ডাইলা ॥ ১২৭ ॥
tumi — īśvara, nijocita kṛpā ye karilā
apamāna kari’ sarva garva khaṇḍāilā
“My dear Lord, You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead. You have showed mercy to me in a way just befitting Your position by insulting me to cut down all my false pride.
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Vallabha Bhaṭṭa addressed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
He recognized the Lord’s treatment of him as mercy befitting His divine position.
What he had experienced as an insult had cut 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:
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.
How does Vallabha Bhaṭṭa’s recognition of mercy challenge my attachment to pride?
In prayer, ask Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to help you recognize and let go of one proud attitude.
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