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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.6
মান্য করি’ প্রভু তারে নিকটে বসাইলা ।
বিনয় করিয়া ভট্ট কহিতে লাগিলা ॥ ৬ ॥
mānya kari’ prabhu tāre nikaṭe vasāilā
vinaya kariyā bhaṭṭa kahite lāgilā
With great respect, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu seated Vallabha Bhaṭṭa near Him. Then Vallabha Bhaṭṭa very humbly began to speak.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu treated Vallabha Bhaṭṭa with great respect.
He seated Vallabha Bhaṭṭa near Him.
Vallabha Bhaṭṭa then began speaking very humbly.
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:
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How could you bring more humility into a conversation today?
Begin one conversation with a respectful greeting and speak without boasting.
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