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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.162
আমার ভঙ্গীতে তোমার মন না চলিলা ।
সুদৃঢ় সরলভাবে আমারে কিনিলা ।।” ১৬২ ।। ॥ ১৬২ ॥
āmāra bhaṅgīte tomāra mana nā calilā
sudṛḍha sarala-bhāve āmāre kinilā”
“Your mind was not disturbed by My tricks. Rather, you stayed fixed in your simplicity. In this way you have purchased Me.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord says that His tricks did not disturb Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s mind.
Instead, Gadādhara Paṇḍita remained fixed in his simplicity.
The Lord declares, “In this way you have purchased Me,” expressing how deeply this simplicity has won Him.
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 can Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s steady simplicity teach me about responding to difficulty?
In one difficult exchange today, give a simple, sincere answer rather than an angry reply.
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