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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 8.101
চৈতন্যচরিত্র — যেন অমৃতের পূর ।
শুনিতে শ্রবণে মনে লাগয়ে মধুর ॥ ১০১ ॥
caitanya-caritra — yena amṛtera pūra
śunite śravaṇe mane lāgaye madhura
The character of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is full of nectar. Hearing about it is pleasing to the ear and mind.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The character of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is full of nectar.
Hearing about His character is pleasing to the ear.
These accounts also please the mind, inviting us to hear with attention.
Discomfort and vigilance. Fault-finding disrupts devotional life, exposing the emotional cost of criticism.
The mood of Antya 8 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:
For this reason he was not very respectful to the Vaiṣṇavas, and later he became so fallen that he began criticizing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for His eating. Hearing his criticisms, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu reduced His eating, but after Rāmacandra Purī left Jagannātha Purī, the Lord resumed His usual behavior.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 8
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do I find pleasing when I hear about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s character?
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