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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 8.93
কভু লৌকিক রীতি, — যেন ‘ইতর’ জন ।
কভু স্বতন্ত্র, করেন ‘ঐশ্বর্য’ প্রকটন ॥ ৯৩ ॥
kabhu laukika rīti, — yena ‘itara’ jana
kabhu svatantra, karena ‘aiśvarya’ prakaṭana
Because of His full independence, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sometimes behaved like a common man and sometimes manifested His godly opulence.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu possesses full independence.
Sometimes He behaved like a common man.
At other times He manifested His godly opulence. His ordinary-looking behavior did not limit His divine independence.
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 mistake the Lord’s ordinary-looking behavior for a lack of divine power?
Read this translation slowly and reflect for a moment on the words “full independence.”
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