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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 8.48
একদিন প্রাতঃকালে আইলা প্রভুর ঘর ।
পিপীলিকা দেখি’ কিছু কহেন উত্তর ॥ ৪৮ ॥
eka-dina prātaḥ-kāle āilā prabhura ghara
pipīlikā dekhi’ kichu kahena uttara
One day Rāmacandra Purī came in the morning to the abode of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Seeing many ants, he said something to criticize the Lord.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
One morning Rāmacandra Purī came to the abode of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
He saw many ants there.
He used this sight as an occasion to criticize the Lord; the verse does not give his exact words.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I sometimes use a small observation as an excuse to criticize someone?
When you notice something that invites criticism today, state only the observable fact to yourself without adding an accusation.
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