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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 8.92
ভক্তগণে সুখ দিতে প্রভুর ‘অবতার’ ।
যাহাঁ যৈছে যোগ্য, তাহাঁ করেন ব্যবহার ॥ ৯২ ॥
bhakta-gaṇe sukha dite prabhura ‘avatāra’
yāhāṅ yaiche yogya, tāhāṅ karena vyavahāra
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu actually descended to give happiness to the devotees. Thus He behaved in whatever way fit the time and circumstances.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu descended to give happiness to the devotees.
He behaved in whatever way suited the time and circumstances.
His different ways of acting should be understood in light of His purpose of bringing happiness to His devotees.
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.
How does remembering the Lord’s purpose help me understand His varied behavior?
Do one small act today that brings happiness to a devotee, considering what suits the circumstances.
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