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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 13.68
লোকের নিস্তার–হেতু করেন চিন্তন ।
কেমতে এ সব লোকের হইবে তারণ ॥ ৬৮ ॥
lokera nistāra-hetu karena cintana
kemate e saba lokera ha-ibe tāraṇa
Seeing the condition of the world, He began to think seriously of how all these people could be delivered from the clutches of māyā.
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Seeing the condition of the world prompted serious thought.
His concern was how all these people could be delivered.
The deliverance He sought was freedom from the clutches of māyā.
Jubilation and hope. The Lord appears in Navadvīpa; the theological promise becomes a lived story.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Śrī Śacīdevī gave birth to eight children, all daughters, who died one after another immediately after birth. After her ninth pregnancy she gave birth to a son, who was named Viśvarūpa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 13
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In this verse: “delivered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How much attention do I give to others' spiritual well-being?
Set aside one minute today to reflect seriously on the need for freedom from māyā.
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