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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.144
গদাধর-পণ্ডিতের শুদ্ধ গাঢ় ভাব ।
রুক্মিণী-দেবীর যৈছে ‘দক্ষিণ-স্বভাব’ ॥ ১৪৪ ॥
gadādhara-paṇḍitera śuddha gāḍha bhāva
rukmiṇī-devīra yaiche ‘dakṣiṇa-svabhāva’
Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s pure ecstatic love for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was also very deep. It was like that of Rukmiṇīdevī, who was always especially submissive to Kṛṣṇa.
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Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s love for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was pure, ecstatic, and very deep.
His love is compared to that of Rukmiṇīdevī.
Rukmiṇīdevī was always especially submissive to Kṛṣṇa. Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s love had this same submissive quality.
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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “ecstatic love”, “love”
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How does Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s example help me appreciate submission as an expression of deep love?
Spend a quiet minute reflecting on Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s deep, submissive love for the Lord.
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