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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.118
যদা যমনুগৃহ্ণাতি ভগবানাত্মভাবিতঃ ।
স জহাতি মতিং লোকে বেদে চ পরিনিষ্ঠিতাম্ ॥ ১১৮ ॥
yadā yam anugṛhṇāti
bhagavān ātma-bhāvitaḥ
sa jahāti matiṁ loke
vede ca pariniṣṭhitām
“ ‘When one is inspired by the Lord, who is sitting in everyone’s heart, he does not care for social custom or Vedic regulative principles.’”
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The Lord sits in everyone’s heart. One inspired by Him does not care for social custom or Vedic regulative principles.
Nārada Gosvāmī explains that without the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s mercy, one cannot escape fruitive activities under the jurisdiction of the Vedas.
Nārada admits that even exalted personalities, including Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and himself, could not properly receive the Lord’s causeless mercy.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
The purport of CC Madhya 11.118 quotesSB 4.29.46
This instruction was given by Nārada Gosvāmī to King Prācīnabarhi in connection with the story of Purañjana.
The purport of CC Madhya 11.118 quotesSB 4.29.42-44
In previous verses Nārada admits that even personalities like Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva, Manu, the Prajāpatis (headed by Dakṣa), the four Kumāras, Marīci, Atri, Aṅgirā, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Bhṛgu, Vasiṣṭha and even Nārada himself could not properly receive the causeless mercy of the Lord.
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Communal anticipation. Arriving devotees, kīrtana, and longing to meet the Lord converge.
The mood of Madhya 11 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:
The King discussed the devotees with Gopīnātha Ācārya, and he mentioned that the devotees were accepting prasādam without observing the regulative principles governing pilgrimages. They accepted prasādam without having shaved, and they neglected to fast in a holy place.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 11
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In this verse: “mercy”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does Nārada’s admission help me approach the Lord’s mercy with humility?
Take a quiet moment to ask the Lord within your heart for mercy, acknowledging that your own efforts are not enough.
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