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antare ’anugraha,’ bahye ’upeksara praya’
bahyartha yei laya, sei nasa yaya
SYNONYMS
antare—within the heart; anugraha—mercy; bahye—externally; upeksara praya—like neglect; bahya-artha—the external meaning; yei—anyone who; laya—takes; sei—he; nasa yaya—becomes vanquished.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 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.