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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 2.33
পিতা–মাতা বালকের না লয় অপরাধ ।
অপরাধ ক্ষম, মোরে করহ প্রসাদ ॥ ৩৩ ॥
pitā mātā bālakera nā laya aparādha
aparādha kṣama, more karaha prasāda
“Parents never take seriously the offenses of their children. I therefore beg Your pardon and ask for Your benediction.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Parents do not take their children's offenses seriously.
The speaker appeals to this parental kindness when begging for pardon.
Along with forgiveness, the speaker asks for a benediction.
Revelatory awe. The identity of Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa is established; wonder becomes theological confidence.
The mood of Ādi 2 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:
Therefore, the Brahman effulgence is the bodily luster of Lord Caitanya, and the localized Supersoul situated in the heart of every living entity is His partial representation. The puruṣa-avatāras are also explained in this connection.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 2
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “parental”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Can I ask for forgiveness with humility and trust in kindness?
Today, offer a short prayer asking for pardon and a benediction.
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