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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.174
তৈছে এক ব্রহ্মাণ্ড যদি মুক্ত হয় ।
তবু অল্প-হানি কৃষ্ণের মনে নাহি লয় ॥ ১৭৪ ॥
taiche eka brahmāṇḍa yadi mukta haya
tabu alpa-hāni kṛṣṇera mane nāhi laya
“In the same way, if one universe is vacated due to the living entities’ having been liberated, that is a very little thing for Kṛṣṇa. He does not take it very seriously.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
A universe may become vacant because its living entities have been liberated.
The liberation of all those living entities is a very little thing for Kṛṣṇa.
Kṛṣṇa does not take the resulting vacancy of one universe very seriously.
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
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How does this description deepen my confidence in Kṛṣṇa’s ability to liberate living entities?
Read the translation slowly, pausing over the words “a very little thing for Kṛṣṇa.”
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