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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.91
প্রভুর উপেক্ষায় সব নীলাচলের জন ।
ভট্টের ব্যাখ্যান কিছু না করে শ্রবণ ॥ ৯১ ॥
prabhura upekṣāya saba nīlācalera jana
bhaṭṭera vyākhyāna kichu nā kare śravaṇa
Because Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu did not take Vallabha Bhaṭṭa very seriously, none of the people in Jagannātha Purī would hear any of his explanations.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu did not take Vallabha Bhaṭṭa very seriously.
Consequently, none of the people in Jagannātha Purī would hear Vallabha Bhaṭṭa’s explanations.
The verse directly connects their unwillingness to listen with the Lord’s response to him.
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:
Before this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw that Vallabha Bhaṭṭa was greatly attached to Gadādhara Paṇḍita. Therefore He acted as if displeased with Gadādhara Paṇḍita.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 7
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What does this response show me about the importance these people gave to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s judgment?
Reread the Lord’s explanation of Kṛṣṇa’s name in this passage before turning to further interpretations.
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