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The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total.
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- He (Kesava Kasmiri) got the title dig-vijayi, which means - one who has conquered everyone in all directions - He belonged to a very respectable brahmana family of Kashmir
- He (Kesava Kasmiri) traveled all over India and at last came to Navadvipa to challenge the learned scholars there
- He (Kesava Kasmiri) was also great worshiper of Mother Sarasvati. Then he began to pray to Sarasvati, - Mother Sarasvati, by your grace I have become victorious in so many places. And what is this, that I am defeated by a boy who is a grammar student
- He wanted to say something, but no reply would come from his mouth. He then began to consider this puzzle within his mind
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- I (Kesava Kasmiri) recited all the verses like the blowing wind. How could You (Caitanya) completely learn by heart even one among those verses
- I am not even fit to be your disciple. Therefore kindly do not take seriously whatever childish impudence I have shown
- I am surprised. You are not a literary student and do not have long experience in studying the sastras. How have You been able to explain all these critical points?
- I shall offer prayers and meditation to the goddess of learning," the champion concluded, "and ask her why she has insulted me so greatly through this boy
- I understand that You teach Kalapa-vyakarana. I have heard that Your students are very expert in the word jugglery of this grammar
- If you explain the meaning of one verse, we can all hear it from your own mouth and thus be very happy
- It is stated in the Bhakti-ratnakara that Kesava Kasmiri was a favorite devotee of mother Sarasvati, the goddess of learning
- It so happened that Nimai Pandita met Kesava Kasmiri while strolling on the banks of the Ganges. The Lord requested him to compose a Sanskrit verse in praise of the Ganges, and the pandita within a short time composed a hundred slokas
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- Kesava Kasmiri said "I understand that You are a teacher of grammar, and that Your name is Nimai Pandita. People speak very highly of Your teaching of beginners' grammar"
- Kesava Kasmiri was ordered in a dream by Sarasvati, the goddess of learning, to submit to the Lord, and thus the Kashmir pandita became a follower of the Lord
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- My dear sir, I do not know what is good composition and what is bad. But whatever I have spoken must be understood to have been spoken by mother Sarasvati
- My dear sir, in this verse there are five faults and five literary ornaments. I shall state them one after another. Kindly hear Me and then give your judgment
- My dear sir, whereas you are a very learned scholar in all sorts of scriptures and are very much experienced in composing poetry, I am only a boy - a new student and nothing more
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- Sarasvati had in fact induced the champion to compose his verse in an impure way. Furthermore, when it was discussed she covered his intelligence, and thus the Lord's intelligence was triumphant
- Satisfied by the statement of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the brahmana (Kesava Kasmiri) explained the quoted verse. Then the Lord said - Now kindly explain the special qualities and faults in the verse
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- The Bhakti-ratnakara mentions Kesava Kasmiri and lists his predecessors in the disciplic succession of the Nimbarka-sampradaya: (1) Srinivasa Acarya, (2) Visva Acarya, (3) Purusottama, (4) Vilasa, (5) Svarupa, (6) Madhava, (7) Balabhadra, (8) Padma
- The Bhakti-ratnakara mentions Kesava Kasmiri and lists his predecessors in the disciplic succession of the Nimbarka-sampradaya: (10) Gopala, (11) Krpa, (12) Deva Acarya, (13) Sundara Bhatta, (14) Padmanabha, (15) Upendra, (16) Ramacandra, (17) Vamana
- The Bhakti-ratnakara mentions Kesava Kasmiri and lists his predecessors in the disciplic succession of the Nimbarka-sampradaya: (18) Krsna, (19) Padmakara, (20) Sravana, (21) Bhuri, (22) Madhava, (23) Syama, (24) Gopala, (25) Balabhadra, (26) Gopinatha
- The Bhakti-ratnakara mentions Kesava Kasmiri and lists his predecessors in the disciplic succession of the Nimbarka-sampradaya: (27) Kesava, (28) Gokula and (29) Kesava Kasmiri
- The Digvijayi, Kesava Kasmiri, inquired which verse He wanted explained. The Lord then recited one of the one hundred verses Kesava Kasmiri had composed
- The fifth fault (in CC Adi 16.41, recited by Kesava Kasmiri) is bhagna-krama, which means - broken order
- The Lord (Caitanya) concluded, "Now, therefore, let us carefully scrutinize this verse." The poet replied, "Yes, the verse You have recited is perfectly correct
- The Lord received him with adoration, but because Kesava Kasmiri was very proud, he talked to the Lord very inconsiderately
- The poet said, "All right, let me see what good qualities and faults You have found." The Lord replied, "Let Me speak, and please hear Me without becoming angry
- There is no doubt that your poetry is full of ingenuity, and certainly it has satisfied the Supreme Lord. Yet if we scrutinizingly consider it we can find both good qualities and faults
- Therefore I (Caitanya) desire to hear your skill in composing poetry. We could hear this if you would mercifully describe the glory of mother Ganges
- Thinking thus, the pandita said, "My dear Nimai Pandita, please hear me. Hearing Your explanation, I am simply struck with wonder
- This mere boy has blocked my intelligence. I can therefore understand that mother Sarasvati has become angry with me
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- When the brahmana, Kesava Kasmiri, heard this, he became still more puffed up, and within one hour he composed one hundred verses describing mother Ganges
- When the poetic champion was thus defeated, all the Lord's disciples sitting there began to laugh loudly. But Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked them not to do so, and He addressed the poet as follows
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- You are the most learned scholar and the topmost of all great poets, for otherwise how could such fine poetry come from your mouth?
- You have achieved poetic imagination and ingenuity by the grace of your worshipable demigod. But poetry not well reviewed is certainly subject to criticism
- Your poetic skill is like the constant flow of the waters of the Ganges. I find no one in the world who can compete with you
- Your poetry is so difficult that no one can understand it but you and mother Sarasvati, the goddess of learning