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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.261
এই সব মোর নিন্দা–অপরাধ হৈতে ।
আমি না লওয়াইলে ভক্তি, না পারে লইতে ॥ ২৬১ ॥
ei saba mora nindā-aparādha haite
āmi nā laoyāile bhakti, nā pāre la-ite
“If I do not induce them to take to devotional service, because of committing the offense of blasphemy none of these people will be able to take to it.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord wanted to induce these people to take to devotional service.
Their offense of blasphemy prevented them from taking to it.
He considered that unless He induced them, none of them would be able to take to devotional service.
Public courage and ecstatic joy. The saṅkīrtana movement confronts opposition and moves toward recognition and expansion.
The mood of Ādi 17 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:
All the Lord’s other associates, situated in their original love, engage in the service of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The same Absolute Truth who enjoys as Kṛṣṇa, Śyāmasundara, who plays His flute and dances with the gopīs, sometimes takes birth in a brāhmaṇa family and plays the part of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, accepting the renounced order of life.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 17
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does this verse deepen my appreciation for the Lord’s help in approaching devotional service?
Offer a brief prayer asking the Lord to help you avoid blasphemy and take to devotional service.
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