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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 15.26
গৃহিণী বিনা গৃহধর্ম না হয় শোভন ।
এত চিন্তি’ বিবাহ করিতে হৈল মন ॥ ২৬ ॥
gṛhiṇī vinā gṛha-dharma nā haya śobhana
eta cinti’ vivāha karite haila mana
“Without a wife,” Lord Caitanya considered, “there is no meaning to householder life.” Thus the Lord decided to marry.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Caitanya considered the meaning of householder life.
He reflected that without a wife, householder life had no meaning.
With this understanding, the Lord decided to marry.
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:
When Jagannātha Miśra passed away, the Lord married the daughter of Vallabhācārya, whose name was Lakṣmī. All these events are summarized in this chapter.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 15
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the Lord’s reflection teach you about the importance of marriage in householder life?
Write one sentence explaining why the Lord decided to marry.
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