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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 8.82
ইঁহার স্বভাব ইহাঁ করিতে না যুয়ায় ।
তথাপি কহিয়ে কিছু মর্ম-দুঃখ পায় ॥ ৮২ ॥
iṅhāra svabhāva ihāṅ karite nā yuyāya
tathāpi kahiye kichu marma-duḥkha pāya
“One should not, therefore, follow the principles of Rāmacandra Purī. Nevertheless, I have to say something against him because he is making our hearts unhappy.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The verse directly advises against following Rāmacandra Purī’s principles.
Nevertheless, the speaker feels compelled to say something against him.
The reason given is that Rāmacandra Purī is making their hearts unhappy. The statement acknowledges the pain his conduct causes.
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:
Because Rāmacandra Purī had been rejected by his spiritual master, he became concerned only with finding faults in others and advising them according to dry Māyāvāda philosophy. 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.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.
If I must speak about hurtful conduct, can I avoid adopting a habit of fault-finding?
If you need to address hurtful conduct today, state the specific conduct and its effect without adding unrelated faults.
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