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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
most fortunate because the Lord used to greet him by addressing him as His father and embracing him in great love.
TEXT 31
দামোদরপণ্ডিত শাখা প্রেমেতে প্রচণ্ড ।
প্রভুর উপরে যেঁহো কৈল বাক্যযন্ত ॥ ৩১ ॥
dāmodara-paṇḍita śākhā premete pracaṇḍa prabhura upare yeṅho kaila vākya-daṇḍa
SYNONYMS
dāmodara-paṇḍita —of the name Dāmodara Paṇḍita;  śākhā —another branch (the tenth branch);  premete —in affection;  pracaṇḍa —very much advanced;  prabhura —the Lord;  upare —upon;  yeṅho —he who;  kaila —did;  vākya-daṇḍa —chastisement by speaking.
TRANSLATION
Dāmodara Paṇḍita, the tenth branch of the Caitanya tree, was so elevated in love of Lord Caitanya that he once unhesitatingly chastised the Lord with strong words.
TEXT 32
দণ্ড-কথা কহিব আগে বিস্তার করিয়া ।
দণ্ডে ভুষ্ট প্রভু তাঁরে পাঠাইলা নদীয়া ॥ ৩২ ॥
daṇḍa-kathā kahiba āge vistāra kariyā daṇḍe tuṣṭa prabhu tāṅre pāṭhāilā nadīyā
SYNONYMS
daṇḍa-kathā —the narration of such chastisement;  kahiba —I shall speak;  āge —ahead;  vistāra —detailed description;  kariyā —making;  daṇḍe —in the matter of chastisement;  tuṣṭa prabhu —the Lord is very much satisfied;  tāṅre —him;  pāṭhāilā —sent back;  nadīyā —Nadia (a district in Bengal).
TRANSLATION
I shall describe in detail this incident of chastisement later in Caitanya-caritāmṛta. The Lord, being very much satisfied by this chastisement, sent Dāmodara Paṇḍita to Navadvīpa.
PURPORT
Dāmodara Paṇḍita, who was formerly known as Śaibyā in Vrajadhāma, used to carry messages from Lord Caitanya to Śacīmātā, and during the Rathayātrā festival he carried messages from Śacīmātā to Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.