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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 15.14
ভাল হৈল,—বিশ্বরূপ সন্ন্যাস করিল ।
পিতৃকুল, মাতৃকুল,—দুই উদ্ধারিল ॥ ১৪ ॥
bhāla haila, — viśvarūpa sannyāsa karila
pitṛ-kula, mātṛ-kula, — dui uddhārila
“My dear mother and father,” the Lord said, “it is very good that Viśvarūpa has accepted the sannyāsa order, for thus He has delivered both His father’s family and His mother’s family.”
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The Lord addressed His mother and father affectionately.
He told them that it was very good that Viśvarūpa had accepted the sannyāsa order.
He explained that Viśvarūpa had thereby delivered both His father’s family and His mother’s family.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Wonder touched by grief. Learning, family duty, the loss of Jagannātha Miśra, and marriage create mixed feeling.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
He narrated a story that Viśvarūpa, after accepting the sannyāsa order, invited Him in a dream to accept sannyāsa also , but the Lord refused and was therefore sent back home. When Jagannātha Miśra passed away, the Lord married the daughter of Vallabhācārya, whose name was Lakṣmī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 15
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In this verse: “delivered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How did the Lord help His parents see spiritual good in Viśvarūpa’s decision?
Write one sentence recalling the benefit the Lord said Viśvarūpa’s sannyāsa brought to both families.
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