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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.263
পুনঃ সেই নিন্দকের মুখ না দেখিব ।
পরিত্যাগ কৈলুঁ, তার নাম না লইব ॥ ২৬৩ ॥
punaḥ sei nindakera mukha nā dekhiba
parityāga kailuṅ, tāra nāma nā la-iba
“Instead, I shall never see the face of that blasphemer. I reject him and give up my relationship with him. I shall never even speak his name.
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Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya resolved never to see the blasphemer's face.
He declared that he would reject him and give up their relationship.
He also resolved never even to speak the man's name.
Festive affection and reconciliation. Festivals, reciprocal hospitality, and the deliverance of Amogha show affectionate grace.
The mood of Madhya 15 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:
The following morning, he was attacked by the disease of visūcikā (cholera). Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu very kindly saved him from death and enlivened him in chanting the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “relationship”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How do my relationships affect my willingness to hear or repeat blasphemy?
Step away from one conversation that disparages someone rather than joining in.
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