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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.170
দিনান্তরে পণ্ডিত কৈল প্রভুর নিমন্ত্রণ ।
প্রভু তাহাঁ ভিক্ষা কৈল লঞা নিজগণ ॥ ১৭০ ॥
dināntare paṇḍita kaila prabhura nimantraṇa
prabhu tāhāṅ bhikṣā kaila lañā nija-gaṇa
Another day, Gadādhara Paṇḍita invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to dinner. The Lord took prasādam at his home with His personal associates.
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Gadādhara Paṇḍita invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to dinner, and the Lord took prasādam with His personal associates. The purport explains that the Lord’s outward neglect of Vallabha Bhaṭṭa was meant to purify his pride in scholarship.
The Lord also neglected Gadādhara Paṇḍita for a few days because of his association with Vallabha Bhaṭṭa. Yet He was not displeased with Gadādhara Paṇḍita, who is His personal potency.
Someone too attracted to externals cannot understand these deep dealings. The purport warns that disrespect toward Gadādhara Paṇḍita leads to ruin.
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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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In this verse: “associates”, “association”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does knowing Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s position change my understanding of the Lord’s apparent neglect?
Write one sentence explaining why the Lord’s outward neglect did not mean displeasure with Gadādhara Paṇḍita.
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