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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.26
প্রিয়া যদি মান করি’ করয়ে ভর্ৎসন ।
বেদস্তুতি হৈতে হরে সেই মোর মন ॥ ২৬ ॥
priyā yadi māna kari’ karaye bhartsana
veda-stuti haite hare sei mora mana
“If My beloved consort reproaches Me in a sulky mood, that steals My mind from the reverent hymns of the Vedas.
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The beloved consort's reproach in a sulky mood draws the Lord's mind away from the reverent hymns of the Vedas.
The Upaniṣads explain that all living entities depend on the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One eternal living entity supports all the other eternal living entities.
Because the Lord maintains all other living entities, they remain subordinate to Him even in their exchanges of love with Him.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Profound longing. Kṛṣṇa desires to taste Rādhā’s love, His own sweetness as She sees it, and Her joy.
The mood of Ādi 4 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:
Lord Kṛṣṇa is the reservoir of transcendental loving transactions with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. The subject of those loving transactions is the Lord Himself, and Rādhārāṇī is the object.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.
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “depend”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I appreciate the Lord's intimate loving exchanges while remembering my dependence on Him?
Take a quiet moment today to acknowledge your dependence on the Lord who maintains all living entities.
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