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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.17
অদ্বৈতাচার্য-গোসাঞি — ‘সাক্ষাৎ ঈশ্বর’ ।
তাঁর সঙ্গে আমার মন হইল নির্মল ॥ ১৭ ॥
advaitācārya-gosāñi — ‘sākṣāt īśvara’
tāṅra saṅge āmāra mana ha-ila nirmala
“Nevertheless, My mind has become purified because I have associated with Advaita Ācārya, who is directly the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
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The speaker credits association with Advaita Ācārya for the purification of His mind.
Advaita Ācārya is directly the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
The verse expresses appreciation for the purifying influence of His association.
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:
In this chapter, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s meeting with Vallabha Bhaṭṭa is described. There was some joking behavior between these two personalities, and finally Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu corrected Vallabha Bhaṭṭa and sympathetically accepted an invitation from him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 7
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In this verse: “associated”, “association”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I become more appreciative of association that helps purify my mind?
Take a moment today to appreciate someone whose association helps you turn toward devotional service.
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