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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.178
সব ব্ৰহ্মাণ্ড সহ যদি ‘মায়া’র হয় ক্ষয় ।
তথাপি না মানে কৃষ্ণ কিছু অপচয় ॥ ১৭৮ ॥
saba brahmāṇḍa saha yadi ‘māyā’ra haya kṣaya
tathāpi nā māne kṛṣṇa kichu apacaya
“To say nothing of one universal mustard seed, even if all the universes and the material energy [māyā] are destroyed, Kṛṣṇa does not even consider the loss.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The verse goes beyond the loss of a single universe, compared to a mustard seed.
It considers even the destruction of all universes and the material energy, māyā.
Even if all these are destroyed, Kṛṣṇa does not consider the loss.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does this verse expand my understanding of Kṛṣṇa beyond the whole material creation?
Pause today to reflect on this statement: even the destruction of all universes is not a loss Kṛṣṇa considers.
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