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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.142
জগদানন্দ-পণ্ডিতের শুদ্ধ গাঢ় ভাব ।
সত্যভামা-প্রায় প্রেম ‘বাম্য-স্বভাব’ ॥ ১৪২ ॥
jagadānanda-paṇḍitera śuddha gāḍha bhāva
satyabhāmā-prāya prema ‘vāmya-svabhāva’
Jagadānanda Paṇḍita’s pure ecstatic love for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very deep. It can be compared to the love of Satyabhāmā, who always quarreled with Lord Kṛṣṇa.
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Jagadānanda Paṇḍita’s love for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was pure, ecstatic, and very deep.
His love is compared to Satyabhāmā’s love for Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Satyabhāmā always quarreled with Lord Kṛṣṇa. This comparison places Jagadānanda Paṇḍita’s quarrels in the context of deep love.
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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In this verse: “ecstatic love”, “love”
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How does the description of pure love shape my understanding of these quarrels?
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