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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 8.71
আর দিন ভক্তগণ-সহ পরমানন্দপুরী ।
প্রভু-পাশে নিবেদিলা দৈন্য-বিনয় করি’ ॥ ৭১ ॥
āra dina bhakta-gaṇa-saha paramānanda-purī
prabhu-pāśe nivedilā dainya-vinaya kari’
The next day, Paramānanda Purī and other devotees approached Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with great humility and submission.
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The next day, Paramānanda Purī and other devotees approach Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu together.
They come with great humility and submission. Their manner is respectful, even as they prepare to raise a concern.
Their approach introduces a request concerning His reduced eating. Humility accompanies their care for Him.
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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “humility”
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “together”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I raise a concern while remaining humble and respectful?
If you need to raise a concern today, begin with a gentle, respectful request to speak.
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