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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 20.93
বৃদ্ধ জরাতুর আমি অন্ধ, বধির ।
হস্ত হালে, মনোবুদ্ধি নহে মোর স্থির ॥ ৯৩ ॥
vṛddha jarātura āmi andha, badhira
hasta hāle, mano-buddhi nahe mora sthira
I am old and troubled by invalidity. I am almost blind and deaf, my hands tremble, and my mind and intelligence are unsteady.
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The author describes himself as old and troubled by invalidity.
He is almost blind and deaf, and his hands tremble.
His mind and intelligence are also unsteady. He openly acknowledges these limitations as he explains his writing.
Unconditional devotion. Eight prayers move from cleansing the heart to love that endures even without reciprocation.
The mood of Antya 20 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:
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the author's honesty affect your understanding of his work?
Reread this verse and name one difficulty the author faced while writing.
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