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Chapter 7: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Vallabha Bhaṭṭa

Verse 168 of 167
Cc Antya 7.168

অন্তরে ঽঅনুগ্রহ,ঽ বাহ্যে ঽউপেক্ষার প্রাযঽ বাহ্যার্থ যেই লয, সেই নাশ যায

अन्तरे ऽअनुग्रह,ऽ बाह्ये ऽउपेक्षार प्रायऽ बाह्यार्थ येइ लय, सेइ नाश याय

antare 'anugraha,' bāhye 'upekṣāra prāya' bāhyārtha yei laya, sei nāśa yāya

Synonyms

antare—within the heart; anugraha—mercy; bāhye—externally; upekṣāra prāya—like neglect; bāhya-artha—the external meaning; yei—anyone who; laya—takes; sei—he; nāśa yāya—becomes vanquished..

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was actually always merciful within His heart, but He was sometimes externally negligent of His devotees. We should not be preoccupied with His external feature, however, for if we do so we shall be vanquished.

Verse 168 of 167