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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.29
ইঁহা-সবার বশ প্রভু হয়ে যে যে গুণে ।
দোষারোপ-চ্ছলে করে গুণ আস্বাদনে ॥ ২৯ ॥
iṅhā-sabāra vaśa prabhu haye ye ye guṇe
doṣāropa-cchale kare guṇa āsvādane
Actually the Lord was controlled by the good qualities of all His devotees. On the pretense of attributing faults, He tasted all these qualities.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s accusations actually showed His great appreciation of His devotees’ intense love. By appearing to find faults, He tasted their good qualities.
His associates sometimes acted contrary to regulative principles out of intense love for Him. Controlled by their love, He Himself sometimes departed from the rules of a sannyāsī.
He was very satisfied with their behavior in pure love of Godhead. Still, while in this material world, we must observe social customs to avoid public criticism; this is His desire.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Expansive compassion. The Lord carries nāma and mercy from village to village, including deliverance of Vāsudeva.
The mood of Madhya 7 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:
He saw the Dola-yātrā festival during the month of Phālguna, and in the month of Caitra He liberated Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya. During the month of Vaiśākha, He began to tour South India.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 7
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love of godhead”, “pure love”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “associates”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I appreciate devotion while remaining careful about my own social conduct?
Choose one social courtesy to observe carefully today so that your behavior does not invite unnecessary criticism.
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