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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.156
তুমি কেনে আসি’ তাঁরে না দিলা ওলাহন ? ভীতপ্রায় হঞা কাঁহে করিলা সহন?” ॥ ১৫৬ ॥
tumi kene āsi’ tāṅre nā dilā olāhana?
bhīta-prāya hañā kāṅhe karilā sahana?”
“Why did you not retaliate by reproaching Him? Why did you fearfully tolerate His criticism?”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Svarūpa Dāmodara asked why Gadādhara Paṇḍita had not retaliated by reproaching the Lord.
He also asked why Gadādhara Paṇḍita had fearfully tolerated the Lord’s criticism.
These questions draw attention to Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s restraint. His reply in the next verse explains his reverence for the Lord.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What helps you pause rather than immediately retaliate when criticized?
If you receive criticism today, take one calm breath before deciding how to answer.
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