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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.115
কে কহিতে পারে গৌরের আশ্চর্য স্বভাব ? ব্রহ্মা-শিব আদি যাঁর না পায় অন্তর্ভাব ॥ ১১৫ ॥
ke kahite pāre gaurera āścarya svabhāva?
brahmā-śiva ādi yāṅra nā pāya antarbhāva
No one can estimate the wonderful characteristics of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Even Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva cannot understand the intentions of the Lord.
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No one can estimate the wonderful characteristics of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Even Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva cannot understand His intentions.
This cautions us against claiming that we fully understand why the Lord acts as He does.
Fear turned to relief. A threatened execution ends in rescue and restored possibility.
The mood of Antya 9 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
Śrīla Prabhupāda's summary of this chapter:
The ninth chapter is summarized as follows. Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka, the son of Bhavānanda Rāya, was engaged in the service of the government, but he misappropriated some funds from the treasury. Therefore the baḍa-jānā, the eldest son of King Pratāparudra, ordered that he be punished by death. Thus Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka was raised on the cāṅga to be killed, but by the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu he was delivered. Moreover, he was even promoted to a higher post.Back to this verse in Antya 9
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Where could I be more humble about my understanding of the Lord’s intentions?
Read this translation slowly, then acknowledge one limit in your understanding of the Lord.
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