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Whip Marks Prompt a Deadly Request

“Later, when the wife of Nawab Saiyada Hussain Khān saw the whip marks on his body, she requested him to kill Subuddhi Rāya.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 25.190, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The wife of Nawab Saiyada Hussain Khān saw the whip marks on his body.
  • After seeing them, she requested that he kill Subuddhi Rāya.
  • Her request concerned the punishment described earlier. In the next verse, Hussain Khān rejects her proposal.

Try this today

When an upsetting matter arises today, pause before making any demand against another person.

Ask yourself

How can you pause before responding to evidence that someone you care about has been hurt?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.

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