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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 4.18
আমারে ঈশ্বর মানে, আপনাকে হীন ।
তার প্রেমে বশ আমি না হই অধীন ॥ ১৮ ॥
āmāre īśvara māne, āpanāke hīna
tāra preme vaśa āmi nā ha-i adhīna
“If one regards Me as the Supreme Lord and himself as a subordinate, I do not become subservient to his love, nor can it control Me.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Kṛṣṇa describes someone who regards Him as the Supreme Lord.
That person regards himself as subordinate to Him.
Kṛṣṇa says He does not become subservient to such a person’s love, nor can that love control Him.
Profound longing. Kṛṣṇa desires to taste Rādhā’s love, His own sweetness as She sees it, and Her joy.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The first purpose was to relish the position of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, who is the prime reciprocator of transcendental love of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Lord Kṛṣṇa is the reservoir of transcendental loving transactions with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 4
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “love”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does Kṛṣṇa’s statement invite you to consider about the relationship between love and a sense of subordination?
Reread Kṛṣṇa’s words and briefly note how He describes His response to this kind of love.
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