Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.265
পতিঞ্চ পতিতং ত্যজেৎ ॥ ২৬৫ ॥
patiṁ ca patitaṁ tyajet
Translation
“ ‘When a husband is fallen, one’s relationship with him must be given up.’”
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How to study this verse, in six steps
- 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
- 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
- 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
- 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
- 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
- 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Understand it
Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
A Scriptural Statement on Relinquishing Relationship
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The quotation concerns a husband who is fallen.
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It states that the relationship with such a husband must be given up.
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The purport identifies this as a quotation from the smṛti-śāstra and introduces a related statement from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
Connected verses· 1
The purport of CC Madhya 15.265 quotesSB 7.11.28
As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (7.11.28):
Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.
How it feels
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
Further reading
Madhya 15: The Lord Accepts Prasādam at the House of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Thereafter, when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was accepting prasādam at the house of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, Sārvabhauma’s son-in-law, Amogha, created trouble in the family with his criticisms. The following morning, he was attacked by the disease of visūcikā (cholera).Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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Word for word
Learn the words of the verse.
- patimhusband
- caand
- patitamfallen
- tyajetone should give up
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Key ideas in this verse
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “fallen”
Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “relationship”
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Live it
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Ask yourself
What condition does this quotation give for relinquishing the relationship?
Practice
Reread the quotation and note the condition attached to its instruction.
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