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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.170
কাজী, যবন ইহার না করিহ হিংসন ।
আপন-ইচ্ছায় বুলুন, যাহাঁ উঁহার মন ॥ ১৭০ ॥
kājī, yavana ihāra nā kariha hiṁsana
āpana-icchāya buluna, yāhāṅ uṅhāra mana
The Muslim king ordered the magistrate, “Do not disturb this Hindu prophet out of jealousy. Let Him do His own will wherever He likes.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Muslim king understood Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s transcendental position as a prophet.
He ordered the local magistrate not to disturb Him out of jealousy.
The king instructed that the Lord be allowed to do whatever He liked, wherever He wished.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Anticipation and hidden longing. The author previews later pastimes, including the inner Vraja mood expressed at Ratha-yātrā.
The mood of Madhya 1 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:
Because he wrote that verse, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was specifically blessed by the Lord. There is also a description of the many books written by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 1
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can recognizing jealousy help you avoid interfering with another’s devotion?
Today, give someone space for devotional practice without criticism or interruption.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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