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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.94
কৃষ্ণনাম-ব্যাখ্যা যদি করহ শ্রবণ ।
তবে মোর লজ্জা-পঙ্ক হয় প্রক্ষালন ।।” ৯৪ ।। ॥ ৯৪ ॥
kṛṣṇa-nāma-vyākhyā yadi karaha śravaṇa
tabe mora lajjā-paṅka haya prakṣālana”
“Please hear my explanation of the meaning of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s name. In that way the mud of the shame that has come upon me will be washed off.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Vallabha Bhaṭṭa asked Gadādhara Paṇḍita to hear his explanation of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s name.
He described his shame as mud that needed to be washed off.
He hoped that having his explanation heard would remove the shame that had come upon 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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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: “washed”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When you want others to hear you, how much of that wish comes from wanting relief from embarrassment?
Before explaining something today, pause and notice whether you are seeking to share or to recover your reputation.
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