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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.51
আরে পাপি, ভক্তদ্বেষি, তোরে না উদ্ধারিমু ।
কোটিজন্ম এই মতে কীড়ায় খাওয়াইমু ॥ ৫১ ॥
āre pāpi, bhakta-dveṣi, tore na uddhārimu
koṭi-janma ei mate kīḍāya khāoyāimu
“O sinful person, envious of pure devotees, I shall not deliver you! Rather, I shall have you bitten by these germs for many millions of years.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The purport explains material suffering, especially disease, as a result of past sinful activities. Actions against a pure devotee out of sheer envy are considered extremely severe.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted Gopāla Cāpāla to understand the cause of his suffering. He warned against disturbing a pure devotee engaged in broadcasting the Lord’s holy name.
One who offends a pure devotee cannot satisfy Caitanya Mahāprabhu without sincerely regretting the offense and rectifying it.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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:
In this chapter we shall find descriptions of the mango distribution festival and Lord Caitanya’s discourses with Chand Kazi. Finally, the chapter shows that the same son of mother Yaśodā, Lord Kṛṣṇa, tasted four transcendental mellows of devotional service in His form of Śacīnandana, the son of mother Śacī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 17
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “deliver”
Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “holy name”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “pure devotee”
Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Is there any envy or hurtful action toward a devotee that I need to acknowledge and rectify?
Examine one recent interaction with a devotee; if you acted hurtfully, take one concrete step to make it right.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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