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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.168
অসমর্থ নহে কৃষ্ণ, ধরে সর্ব বল ।
তোমাকে বা কেনে ভুঞ্জাইবে পাপ-ফল? ॥ ১৬৮ ॥
asamartha nahe kṛṣṇa, dhare sarva bala
tomāke vā kene bhuñjāibe pāpa-phala?
“Kṛṣṇa is not incapable, for He has all potencies. Why would He induce you to suffer the sinful reactions of other living entities?
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Kṛṣṇa is not incapable of acting.
He has all potencies; His ability is not limited.
The Lord asks why Kṛṣṇa would induce Vāsudeva Datta to suffer the sinful reactions of other living entities.
Festive affection and reconciliation. Festivals, reciprocal hospitality, and the deliverance of Amogha show affectionate grace.
The mood of Madhya 15 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:
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sent Nityānanda Prabhu to Bengal for preaching and also sent Rāmadāsa, Gadādhara dāsa and several other devotees with Him. Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, with great humility, sent some Jagannātha prasādam and a cloth from Lord Jagannātha to His mother through Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does remembering Kṛṣṇa’s unlimited potency affect my trust in Him?
Pause today and reflect on the words, “He has all potencies.”
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