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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.96
যদ্যপি পণ্ডিত আর না কৈলা অঙ্গীকার ।
ভট্ট যাই’ তবু পড়ে করি’ বলাৎকার ॥ ৯৬ ॥
yadyapi paṇḍita āra nā kailā aṅgīkāra
bhaṭṭa yāi’ tabu paḍe kari’ balātkāra
Although Gadādhara Paṇḍita Gosāñi did not want to hear it, Vallabha Bhaṭṭa began to read his explanation with great force.
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Gadādhara Paṇḍita Gosāñi did not want to hear the explanation.
Nevertheless, Vallabha Bhaṭṭa began reading it with great force.
His forceful reading proceeded despite Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s reluctance and unresolved dilemma.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do you notice when another person is reluctant to hear what you want to share?
Before sharing an explanation today, ask whether the other person wishes to listen.
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