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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.144
ভট্ট কহে, — গুরুর আজ্ঞা হয় বলবান্ ।
গুরু-আজ্ঞা না লঙ্ঘিয়ে, শাস্ত্র — প্রমাণ ॥ ১৪৪ ॥
bhaṭṭa kahe, — gurura ājñā haya balavān
guru-ājñā nā laṅghiye, śāstra — pramāṇa
Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya said, “The order of the spiritual master is very strong and cannot be disobeyed. That is the injunction of the śāstras, the revealed scriptures.
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Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya said that the spiritual master’s order is very strong.
He stated that this order cannot be disobeyed.
He explained that this is the injunction of the śāstras, the revealed scriptures.
Relief and affectionate reunion. Devotees gather as the Lord returns; separation is temporarily relieved.
The mood of Madhya 10 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:
He accepted the renounced order from Caitanyānanda, but he took the name of Svarūpa. Thus he arrived at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 10
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How seriously do I receive the spiritual master’s instructions?
Recall one instruction you have received from your spiritual master and take one small step toward carrying it out today.
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