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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.268
ঈশ্বরে ত’ অপরাধ ফলে ততক্ষণ ।
এত বলি’ পড়ে দুই শাস্ত্রের বচন ॥ ২৬৮ ॥
īśvare ta’ aparādha phale tata-kṣaṇa
eta bali’ paḍe dui śāstrera vacana
“When one offends the Supreme Personality of Godhead, karma immediately takes effect.” After saying this, he recited two verses from the revealed scripture.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Offending the Supreme Personality of Godhead brings consequences.
The statement warns that karma immediately takes effect when one commits such an offense.
After making this statement, the speaker recited two verses from revealed scripture.
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:
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can this warning help me be more careful in my attitude toward the Supreme Personality of Godhead?
Pause today before speaking about the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and choose respectful words.
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