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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.45
প্রহ্লাদ–সমান তাঁর গুণের তরঙ্গ ।
যবন–তাড়নেও যাঁর নাহিক ভ্রূভঙ্গ ॥ ৪৫ ॥
prahlāda-samāna tāṅra guṇera taraṅga
yavana-tāḍaneo yāṅra nāhika bhrū-bhaṅga
The waves of his good qualities were like those of Prahlāda Mahārāja. He did not even slightly raise an eyebrow when persecuted by the Muslim ruler.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
His good qualities are described as waves.
Those waves of good qualities were like those of Prahlāda Mahārāja.
When persecuted by the Muslim ruler, he did not even slightly raise an eyebrow.
Belonging and gratitude. Many devotees become branches of one living network of devotion.
The mood of Ādi 10 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
Śrīla Prabhupāda's summary of this chapter:
This chapter describes the branches of the tree named Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Back to this verse in Ādi 10
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does this example teach you about remaining steady during difficulty?
When a small irritation arises today, pause before reacting and remember the steadiness described here.
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