1 · Learn4 of 6 · 5 min
Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.9
অতএব তার আমি সূত্রমাত্র কৈলুঁ ।
যে কিছু বিশেষ, সূত্রমধ্যেই কহিলুঁ ॥ ৯ ॥
ataeva tāra āmi sūtra-mātra kailuṅ
ye kichu viśeṣa, sūtra-madhyei kahiluṅ
I have therefore given only a synopsis of those incidents, and whatever specifics were to be related have already been given in that synopsis.
Read this verse on Vedabase.ioThis verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.
Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The author has given only a synopsis of those incidents.
He has already included the specifics that were to be related.
This account presents those incidents in summary rather than at length.
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:
In this chapter there is a summary description of all the pastimes performed by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu during the middle period of His activities as well as the six years at the end of His activities. All of these are described in brief.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 I give careful attention to the details within a brief summary?
Reread the translation and note what the author says he has already included.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
Ask Caitanya CaritamrtaHave a question about CC Madhya 1.9? Get an answer from the verses themselves.