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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.4
প্রভু কহে, — কহ তুমি, নাহি কিছু ভয় ।
যোগ্য হৈলে করিব, অযোগ্য হৈলে নয় ॥ ৪ ॥
prabhu kahe, — kaha tumi, nāhi kichu bhaya
yogya haile kariba, ayogya haile naya
The Lord gave the Bhaṭṭācārya assurance that he could speak without fear, but added that if his statement were suitable He would accept it, and if it were not, He would reject it.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord assured the Bhaṭṭācārya that he could speak without fear.
He would accept the statement if it were suitable.
If the statement were unsuitable, He would reject it.
Communal anticipation. Arriving devotees, kīrtana, and longing to meet the Lord converge.
The mood of Madhya 11 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:
When Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya tried his best to arrange a meeting between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and King Pratāparudra, the Lord flatly denied his request. At this time Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya returned from his governmental post, and he praised King Pratāparudra highly in Lord Caitanya’s presence.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 11
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Can you welcome someone’s words without feeling obliged to accept their proposal?
When listening to a suggestion today, hear it calmly and consider whether it is suitable before agreeing.
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