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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 15.19
আমি কহি,—আমার অনাথ পিতা–মাতা ।
আমি বালক,—সন্ন্যাসের কিবা জানি কথা ॥ ১৯ ॥
āmi kahi, — āmāra anātha pitā-mātā
āmi bālaka, — sannyāsera kibā jāni kathā
“I replied to Viśvarūpa, ‘I have My helpless father and mother, and also I am but a child. What do I know about the sannyāsa order of life?
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord replied that His father and mother were helpless.
He also pointed out that He was only a child.
He asked what He knew about the sannyāsa order of life.
Wonder touched by grief. Learning, family duty, the loss of Jagannātha Miśra, and marriage create mixed feeling.
The mood of Ādi 15 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the Lord’s reply draw your attention to both family needs and personal readiness?
Before taking on a new responsibility today, pause to consider your present duties and what you still need to learn.
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