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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.147
পূর্বে যেন কৃষ্ণ যদি পরিহাস কৈল ।
শুনি’ রুক্মিণীর মনে ত্রাস উপজিল ॥ ১৪৭ ॥
pūrve yena kṛṣṇa yadi parihāsa kaila
śuni’ rukmiṇīra mane trāsa upajila
Previously, in kṛṣṇa-līlā, when Lord Kṛṣṇa joked with Rukmiṇīdevī, she took His words seriously, and fear awoke within her mind.
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Previously, in kṛṣṇa-līlā, Lord Kṛṣṇa joked with Rukmiṇīdevī.
Rukmiṇīdevī took His joking words seriously, and fear arose within her mind.
This recalls Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s fear on hearing of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s apparent anger.
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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What similarity do I notice between Rukmiṇīdevī’s response and Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s response?
Write one sentence describing the shared response of fear in these two verses.
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