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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 9.5
এসব–প্রসাদে লিখি চৈতন্য–লীলাগুণ ।
জানি বা না জানি, করি আপন–শোধন ॥ ৫ ॥
e-saba-prasāde likhi caitanya-līlā-guṇa
jāni vā nā jāni, kari āpana-śodhana
It is by the mercy of all these Vaiṣṇavas and gurus that I attempt to write about the pastimes and qualities of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Whether I know it or know not, it is for self-purification that I write this book.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The author attempts to describe Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s pastimes and qualities by the mercy of the Vaiṣṇavas and gurus. His purpose is self-purification.
One who writes transcendental literature must be an authorized Vaiṣṇava, humble and pure. Writing about the Lord’s pastimes brings direct association with Him.
Such writing should not be pursued for material name and fame. Whether it is published or its author becomes celebrated is incidental.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Overflowing generosity. The gardener distributes the fruits of love without restriction.
The mood of Ādi 9 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:
He considers Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is known as Viśvambhara, to be the gardener of this tree because He is the main personality who has taken charge of it. As the supreme enjoyer, He enjoyed the fruits Himself and distributed them as well.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 9
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “mercy”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “association”
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “humble”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Where might the desire for recognition distract you from self-purification?
Before studying today, pause and set the intention to seek self-purification rather than recognition.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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