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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.86
এ-ঋণ শোধিতে আমি নারিমু তোমার ।” গোবিন্দ কহে, — ‘জগন্নাথ রাখেন মুই কোন্ ছার’ ? ৮৬ ।। ॥ ৮৬ ॥
e-ṛṇa śodhite āmi nārimu tomāra”
govinda kahe, — jagannātha rākhena mui kon chāra’?
“I shall never be able to repay My debt to you.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord told Govinda that He could never repay His debt to him.
Govinda replied that Lord Jagannātha had saved Him.
Calling himself insignificant, Govinda gave the credit to Lord Jagannātha rather than claiming it for himself.
Concern and affectionate restraint. Devotees seek to care for the Lord while He maintains His renounced practice.
The mood of Antya 13 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:
Once, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became ecstatic upon hearing the songs of a deva-dāsī. Unaware of who was singing, He ran toward her through thorny bushes, but when Govinda informed the Lord that it was a woman singing, He immediately stopped.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 13
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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: “insignificant”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does Govinda’s reply invite you to receive appreciation humbly?
When thanked today, acknowledge the help you received rather than taking all the credit.
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