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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 10.82
প্রভু কহে, কুলীনগ্রামের যে হয় কুক্কুর ।
সেই মোর প্রিয়, অন্য জন রহু দূর ॥ ৮২ ॥
prabhu kahe, kulīnagrāmera ye haya kukkura
sei mora priya, anya jana rahu dūra
The Lord said, “What to speak of others, even a dog in the village of Kulīna-grāma is My dear friend.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord speaks of Kulīna-grāma with affection.
He calls even a dog in that village His dear friend.
His words emphasize how dear the others in Kulīna-grāma are to Him.
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 the Lord’s affection for even a dog help you appreciate about His friendship?
Read the Lord’s words slowly today, pausing over “My dear friend.”
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