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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.151
নিষেধ করিতে নারে, যাতে ছোট ভাই ।
মৌন ধরি’ রহে লক্ষ্মণ মনে দুঃখ পাই’ ॥ ১৫১ ॥
niṣedha karite nāre, yāte choṭa bhāi
mauna dhari’ rahe lakṣmaṇa mane duḥkha pāi’
As a younger brother He could not stop Lord Rāma from His resolution, and so He remained silent, although unhappy in His mind.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
As the younger brother, He could not stop Lord Rāma from His resolution.
He was unhappy in His mind.
Although unhappy, He remained silent.
Shelter and wonder. The glory of Nityānanda reveals the intimate support behind the descent.
The mood of Ādi 5 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:
Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu also has His own Vaikuṇṭha planet in every universe, where He lives as the Supersoul or supreme controller of the universe. Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu reclines in the midst of the watery portion of the universe and generates the first living creature of the universe, Brahmā.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 5
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does His inward unhappiness affect your understanding of His silence?
Spend a quiet minute reflecting on the difference between His outward silence and His inward unhappiness.
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