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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 8.25
কৃষ্ণ না পাইনু মুঞি মরোঁ আপনার দুঃখে ।
মোরে ‘ব্রহ্ম’ উপদেশে এই ছার মূর্খে ।।” ২৫ ।। ॥ ২৫ ॥
kṛṣṇa nā pāinu muñi maroṅ āpanāra duḥkhe
more ‘brahma’ upadeśe ei chāra mūrkhe”
“I am dying without achieving the shelter of Kṛṣṇa, and therefore I am greatly unhappy. Now this condemned foolish rascal has come to instruct me about Brahman.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Mādhavendra Purī expresses deep unhappiness at approaching death without achieving the shelter of Kṛṣṇa.
Instruction about Brahman does not answer his longing for Kṛṣṇa. He strongly rejects this instruction.
The surrounding verses contrast Rāmacandra Purī’s instruction with Īśvara Purī’s service, which helped Mādhavendra Purī remember Kṛṣṇa.
Discomfort and vigilance. Fault-finding disrupts devotional life, exposing the emotional cost of criticism.
The mood of Antya 8 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:
Although Rāmacandra Purī was one of the disciples of Mādhavendra Purī, he was influenced by dry Māyāvādīs, and therefore he criticized Mādhavendra Purī. Therefore Mādhavendra Purī accused him of being an offender and rejected him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 8
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “shelter”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
Vipralambha · Love in separation
Separation that intensifies remembrance and longing; especially central to the confidential pastimes at Purī. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “longing”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When someone expresses longing for Kṛṣṇa, do I listen carefully before offering advice?
Spend a quiet moment expressing your desire for Kṛṣṇa’s shelter.
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