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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 3.86
দেখিয়া না দেখে যত অভক্তের গণ ।
উলূকে না দেখে যেন সূর্যের কিরণ ॥ ৮৬ ॥
dekhiyā nā dekhe yata abhaktera gaṇa
ulūke nā dekhe yena sūryera kiraṇa
But faithless unbelievers do not see what is clearly evident, just as owls do not see the rays of the sun.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Faithless unbelievers do not see what is clearly evident.
The verse compares them to owls that do not see the rays of the sun.
The comparison distinguishes clear evidence from a person’s ability to see it.
Compassion and urgency. The holy name is offered for the age; divine love moves outward toward others.
The mood of Ādi 3 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:
This forgetfulness was so overwhelming that Advaita Prabhu was convinced that no one but Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself could enlighten people about devotional service to the Supreme Lord. Therefore Advaita requested Lord Kṛṣṇa to appear as Lord Caitanya.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 3
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Could my own lack of faith keep me from considering what is clearly presented?
Pause over the owl-and-sun comparison today and reflect on your own openness to seeing.
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