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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.146
এই লক্ষ্য পাঞা প্রভু কৈলা রোষাভাস ।
শুনি’ পণ্ডিতের চিত্তে উপজিল ত্রাস ॥ ১৪৬ ॥
ei lakṣya pāñā prabhu kailā roṣābhāsa
śuni’ paṇḍitera citte upajila trāsa
For this purpose Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sometimes showed His apparent anger. Hearing of this anger inspired great fear in the heart of Gadādhara Paṇḍita.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sometimes showed apparent anger.
In the preceding verse, His purpose was to see Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s affectionate anger.
Hearing of the Lord’s anger instead inspired great fear in Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s heart.
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
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How does Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s fear connect with his awe of the Lord?
Read this verse alongside the preceding one and note the response the Lord desired and the response Gadādhara Paṇḍita experienced.
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