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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 16.13
তেঁহো তোমার সাধ্য–সাধন করিবে নিশ্চয় ।
সাক্ষাৎ ঈশ্বর তেঁহো,—নাহিক সংশয় ॥ ১৩ ৷৷
teṅho tomāra sādhya-sādhana karibe niścaya
sākṣāt īśvara teṅho, — nāhika saṁśaya
“Because He is the Lord [īśvara],” the brāhmaṇa told him, “undoubtedly He can give you proper direction.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The brāhmaṇa identified Him as the Lord, īśvara.
Because He is the Lord, He can give proper direction.
The brāhmaṇa expressed this assurance without doubt.
Grief and transformed pride. Lakṣmīdevī’s departure brings sorrow; Keśava Kāśmīrī’s pride yields to surrender.
The mood of Ādi 16 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:
During this time He studied deeply and was victorious over greatly learned scholars. During His kaiśora-līlā the Lord also sported in the water.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 16
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does knowing that He is the Lord affect your confidence in His direction?
Read the brāhmaṇa’s assurance aloud once, reflecting on the words “proper direction.”
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