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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.155
পথে পণ্ডিতেরে স্বরূপ কহেন বচন ।
“পরীক্ষিতে প্রভু তোমারে কৈলা উপেক্ষণ ॥ ১৫৫ ॥
pathe paṇḍitere svarūpa kahena vacana
“parīkṣite prabhu tomāre kailā upekṣaṇa
On the way, Svarūpa Dāmodara said to Gadādhara Paṇḍita, “Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted to test you. Therefore He neglected you.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Svarūpa Dāmodara spoke to Gadādhara Paṇḍita while they were on their way to the Lord.
He explained that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had wanted to test Gadādhara Paṇḍita.
According to this explanation, the Lord’s neglect had a purpose; it was not simply rejection.
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:
Therefore He acted as if displeased with Gadādhara Paṇḍita. Later, when Vallabha Bhaṭṭa became intimately connected with the Lord, the Lord advised him to take instructions from 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.
How might this explanation help you pause before judging an experience of neglect?
When you feel overlooked today, pause before reacting and acknowledge that you may not know the full reason.
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