1 · Learn4 of 6 · 5 min
Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.132
শ্রীধরস্বামী নিন্দি’ নিজ-টীকা কর ! শ্রীধরস্বামী নাহি মান’, — এত ‘গর্ব’ ধর! ॥ ১৩২ ॥
śrīdhara-svāmī nindi’ nija-ṭīkā kara!
śrīdhara-svāmī nāhi māna’, — eta ‘garva’ dhara!
“You have dared criticize Śrīdhara Svāmī, and you have begun your own commentary on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, not accepting his authority. That is your false pride.
Read this verse on Vedabase.ioThis verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.
Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu pointed out that Vallabha Bhaṭṭa had dared to criticize Śrīdhara Svāmī.
Vallabha Bhaṭṭa had begun his own commentary on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam without accepting Śrīdhara Svāmī’s authority.
The Lord identified this rejection of authority as Vallabha Bhaṭṭa’s false pride.
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.
Am I quick to dismiss an authoritative explanation in favor of my own?
During today’s study, carefully reread an explanation before judging it or proposing your own.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
Ask Caitanya CaritamrtaHave a question about CC Antya 7.132? Get an answer from the verses themselves.