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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.164
পণ্ডিতে প্রভুর প্রসাদ কহন না যায় ।
‘গদাইর গৌরাঙ্গ’ বলি’ যাঁরে লোকে গায় ॥ ১৬৪ ॥
paṇḍite prabhura prasāda kahana nā yāya
‘gadāira gaurāṅga’ bali’ yāṅre loke gāya
No one can say how merciful the Lord is to Gadādhara Paṇḍita, but people know the Lord as Gadāira Gaurāṅga, “the Lord Gaurāṅga of Gadādhara Paṇḍita.”
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No one can say how merciful the Lord is to Gadādhara Paṇḍita.
People nevertheless know the Lord by the name Gadāira Gaurāṅga.
This name means “the Lord Gaurāṅga of Gadādhara Paṇḍita,” expressing their close relationship.
Pride softened by grace. Humor and correction lead toward humility and a relationship of devotion.
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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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “merciful”
Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “relationship”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does this name deepen my appreciation of the Lord’s mercy toward Gadādhara Paṇḍita?
Write down the name Gadāira Gaurāṅga and its meaning, then reflect on the mercy it expresses.
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