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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.177
তার এক রাই-নাশে হানি নাহি মানি ।
ঐছে এক অণ্ড-নাশে কৃষ্ণের নাহি হানি ॥ ১৭৭ ॥
tāra eka rāi-nāśe hāni nāhi māni
aiche eka aṇḍa-nāśe kṛṣṇera nāhi hāni
“Of the millions of mustard seeds floating in that pot, if one seed is lost, the loss is not at all significant. Similarly, if one universe is lost, it is not significant to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The pot contains millions of mustard seeds.
If one seed is lost, the loss is not at all significant.
Similarly, the loss of one universe is not significant to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
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:
Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, with great humility, sent some Jagannātha prasādam and a cloth from Lord Jagannātha to His mother through Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura. When the Lord bade farewell to Rāghava Paṇḍita, Vāsudeva Datta, the residents of Kulīna-grāma and other devotees, He praised them for their transcendental qualities.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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What does this comparison help me understand about Lord Kṛṣṇa’s greatness?
Write the comparison in your own words: one lost seed among millions is like one lost universe to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
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