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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.84
পণ্ডিত, গম্ভীর, দুঁহে — প্রামাণিক জন ।
বাল-চাঞ্চল্য করে, করাহ বর্জন ॥ ৮৪ ॥
paṇḍita, gambhīra, duṅhe — prāmāṇika jana
bāla-cāñcalya kare, karāha varjana
“Tell the Bhaṭṭācārya and Rāmānanda Rāya to stop their childish play because they are both learned scholars and very grave and great personalities.”
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The request was to tell the Bhaṭṭācārya and Rāmānanda Rāya to stop their childish play.
Both were described as learned scholars.
They were also described as very grave and great personalities.
Intimacy and ecstatic play. Mercy to Pratāparudra and discussion of the gopīs reveal deep relational sweetness.
The mood of Madhya 14 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:
After this, when Lord Jagannātha’s ratha car stopped moving, King Pratāparudra called for many elephants to pull it, but they were unsuccessful. Seeing this, Lord Caitanya began to push the car from behind with His head, and the car began moving.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 14
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What contrast do you see between their reputation and their play?
Write one sentence describing the contrast between “childish play” and “grave and great personalities.”
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