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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.167
অভিমান-পঙ্ক ধুঞা ভট্টেরে শোধিলা ।
সেইদ্বারা আর সব লোকে শিখাইলা ॥ ১৬৭ ॥
abhimāna-paṅka dhuñā bhaṭṭere śodhilā
sei-dvārā āra saba loke śikhāilā
The Lord purified Vallabha Bhaṭṭa by cleansing him of the mud of false pride. By such activities the Lord also instructed others.
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The Lord purified Vallabha Bhaṭṭa by cleansing him of false pride.
False pride is compared to mud: it is something to be removed through purification.
Through His dealings with Vallabha Bhaṭṭa, the Lord also instructed others.
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.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “cleansing”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What attachment to my own importance might I need to let go of?
Notice one proud thought today and quietly acknowledge the need to be freed from it.
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