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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.161
“আমি চালাইলুঁ তোমা, তুমি না চলিলা ।
ক্রোধে কিছু না কহিলা, সকল সহিলা ॥ ১৬১ ॥
“āmi cālāiluṅ tomā, tumi nā calilā
krodhe kichu nā kahilā, sakala sahilā
“I wanted to agitate you,” the Lord said, “but you did not become agitated. Indeed, you could not say anything in anger. Instead, you tolerated everything.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord explains that He wanted to agitate Gadādhara Paṇḍita.
Yet Gadādhara Paṇḍita did not become agitated or speak in anger.
The Lord acknowledges that he tolerated everything.
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.
When I feel agitated, how can I pause rather than speak in anger?
If irritation arises today, pause before speaking and choose words free from anger.
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