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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.48
যদ্যপি অসম্ভাষ্য বৌদ্ধ অযুক্ত দেখিতে ।
তথাপি বলিলা প্রভু গর্ব খণ্ডাইতে ॥ ৪৮ ॥
yadyapi asambhāṣya bauddha ayukta dekhite
tathāpi balilā prabhu garva khaṇḍāite
Although the Buddhists are unfit for discussion and should not be seen by Vaiṣṇavas, Caitanya Mahāprabhu spoke to them just to decrease their false pride.
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The translation describes the Buddhists as unfit for discussion.
It states that Vaiṣṇavas should not see them.
Nevertheless, Caitanya Mahāprabhu spoke to them specifically to decrease their false pride.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then proceeded farther, arriving at Setubandha Rāmeśvara. At Śrī Śaila-parvata, the Lord met Lord Śiva and his wife Durgā in the dress of a brāhmaṇa and brāhmaṇī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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In this verse: “discussion”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What false pride might you need to recognize in your own discussions?
Notice one moment today when you want to show superiority, and pause before speaking.
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