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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 20.92
‘আমি লিখি’, — এহ মিথ্যা করি অনুমান ।
আমার শরীর কাষ্ঠপুতলী-সমান ॥ ৯২ ॥
‘āmi likhi’, — eha mithyā kari anumāna
āmāra śarīra kāṣṭha-putalī-samāna
I infer that “I have written” is a false understanding, for my body is like a wooden doll.
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The author calls the thought “I have written” a false understanding.
He compares his body to a wooden doll, rather than claiming to act independently.
In the following verses, he explains that mercy and the Lord’s order enable him to write.
Unconditional devotion. Eight prayers move from cleansing the heart to love that endures even without reciprocation.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
For the twelve years Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu lived at Jagannātha Purī, He relished the taste of reciting such transcendental verses. Altogether the Lord was present in this mortal world for forty-eight years.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 20
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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What does the author's refusal to claim independent credit invite you to reconsider?
Before taking credit for something today, pause to acknowledge the help that made it possible.
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