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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.145
‘বান্ধে সবারে’ — তাতে অবিদ্যা ‘বন্ধু’ হয় ।
‘অবিদ্যা-নাশক’ — ‘বন্ধুহন্’-শব্দে কয় ॥ ১৪৫ ॥
‘bāndhe sabāre’ — tāte avidyā ‘bandhu’ haya
‘avidyā-nāśaka’ — ‘bandhu-han’-śabde kaya
“Nescience, or māyā, may be called ‘bandhu’ because she entangles everyone in the material world. Therefore by using the word ‘bandhu-han,’ mother Sarasvatī says that Lord Kṛṣṇa is the vanquisher of māyā.
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Nescience, or māyā, may be called ‘bandhu’ because she entangles everyone in the material world.
By the word ‘bandhu-han,’ mother Sarasvatī describes Lord Kṛṣṇa as the vanquisher of māyā.
Everyone is entangled in the illusory energy, but as soon as one surrenders to Kṛṣṇa, one is freed from māyā.
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The purport of CC Antya 5.145 quotesBG 7.14
Everyone is entangled in the illusory energy, but as stated in the Bhagavad-gītā (7.14), mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etāṁ taranti te: as soon as one surrenders to Kṛṣṇa, he is freed from māyā.
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Humility and discernment. The Lord directs a seeker to Rāmānanda and clarifies genuine spiritual qualification.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Although Svarūpa Dāmodara condemned the entire drama, by reference to secondary meanings of the introductory verse he nevertheless satisfied the brāhmaṇa. That brāhmaṇa poet thus became greatly obliged to Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, renounced his family connections and stayed at Jagannātha Purī with the associates of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 5
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In this verse: “surrenders”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Where in your life do you feel the need to surrender to Kṛṣṇa rather than remain entangled?
Offer one specific area of attachment to Kṛṣṇa in prayer today, asking for help to surrender.
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