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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 8.80
পূর্বপরয়োর্মধ্যে পববিধির্বলবান্ ॥ ৮০ ॥
pūrva-parayor madhye para-vidhir balavān
“ ‘Between the former rule and the latter rule, the latter is more important.’
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The verse compares a former rule with a latter rule.
It states that, between these two rules, the latter is more important.
The purport identifies this statement as a verse from the nyāya literatures.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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.
When considering these two rules, do I give the latter the greater weight stated here?
Write the principle in your own words: between the former and latter rules discussed here, the latter takes precedence.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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