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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.188
প্রভু কহে, — ‘তুমি কি অর্থ কর, তাহা আগে শুনি’ ।
পাছে আমি করিব অর্থ, যেবা কিছু জানি ॥’ ১৮৮ ॥
prabhu kahe, — ‘tumi ki artha kara, tāhā āge śuni’
pāche āmi kariba artha, yebā kichu jāni’
The Lord replied, “First let Me hear your explanation. After that, I shall try to explain what little I know.”
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The Lord first asked to hear the Bhaṭṭācārya’s explanation.
He said that He would offer His own explanation afterward.
His words, “I shall try to explain what little I know,” expressed humility.
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:
Because of His silence, the Bhaṭṭācārya asked Him whether He was understanding the Vedānta philosophy, and the Lord replied, “Sir, I can understand Vedānta philosophy very clearly, but I cannot understand your explanations.” There was then a discussion between the Bhaṭṭācārya and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu concerning the authority of the Vedic scriptures, specifically the Upaniṣads and Vedānta-sūtra.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 6
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Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “humility”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I willing to listen before sharing what I know?
In one conversation today, let the other person finish explaining before you respond.
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