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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.140
এই তাঁর গর্ব প্রভু করিতে খণ্ডন ।
পরিহাসদ্বারে উঠায় এতেক বচন ॥ ১৪০ ॥
ei tāṅra garva prabhu karite khaṇḍana
parihāsa-dvāre uṭhāya eteka vacana
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had understood this misconception of Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa’s, and to correct it the Lord talked so much in a joking way.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu understood Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa’s misconception.
The Lord’s purpose in speaking was to correct that misconception.
He talked at length in a joking way.
Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.
The mood of Madhya 9 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:
Finally the Lord went to Śrī Raṅga-kṣetra, where He converted a brāhmaṇa named Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa, who, along with his family, took up devotional service to Kṛṣṇa. After leaving Śrī Raṅga, Caitanya Mahāprabhu reached Ṛṣabha-parvata, where He met Paramānanda Purī, who later arrived at Jagannātha Purī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How might a gentle manner help me receive correction?
If you need to correct a misunderstanding today, choose gentle words rather than a harsh tone.
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