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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.177
বিতণ্ডা, ছল, নিগ্রহাদি অনেক উঠাইল ।
সব খণ্ডি’ প্রভু নিজ-মত সে স্থাপিল ॥ ১৭৭ ॥
vitaṇḍā, chala, nigrahādi aneka uṭhāila
saba khaṇḍi’ prabhu nija-mata se sthāpila
The Bhaṭṭācārya presented various types of false arguments with pseudo logic and tried to defeat his opponent in many ways. However, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu refuted all these arguments and established His own conviction.
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The Bhaṭṭācārya used false arguments and pseudo logic, but Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu refuted them all and established His own conviction.
Vitaṇḍā means trying to refute another person without addressing the main point or establishing one’s own. Nigraha also means continually trying to refute the other party’s arguments.
Chala means avoiding the direct meaning and diverting attention through misinterpretation.
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Doubt transformed to devotion. Intellectual resistance gives way to a profound change of heart.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
At the request of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then explained the ātmārāma verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in eighteen different ways. When the Bhaṭṭācārya came to his senses, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu disclosed His real identity.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 6
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
In discussion, am I trying to understand the main point or merely defeat another person’s argument?
In one conversation today, restate the other person’s main point accurately before responding.
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