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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 15: The Lord Accepts Prasādam at the House of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
Madhya 15.50Madhya 15.52

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.51

কি কায সন্ন্যাসে মোর, প্রেম নিজ-ধন ।

যে-কালে সন্ন্যাস কৈলুঁ, ছন্ন হৈল মন ॥ ৫১ ॥

ki kāya sannyāse mora, prema nija-dhana

ye-kāle sannyāsa kailuṅ, channa haila mana

Translation

“I had no business in accepting the renounced order and sacrificing My love for My mother, which is My real property. Actually I was in a crazy state of mind when I accepted sannyāsa.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Love for Mother Is Real Wealth

  1. 1

    He says He had no business accepting the renounced order.

  2. 2

    He calls His love for His mother His real property and regrets sacrificing it.

  3. 3

    He describes Himself as having been in a crazy state of mind when He accepted sannyāsa.

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:

Then Advaita Ācārya Prabhu invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for prasādam. When Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His devotees performed the Nandotsava ceremony, the Lord dressed Himself as a cowherd boy.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ki kāyawhat business
  2. sannyāsein the renounced order
  3. moraof Me
  4. premalove
  5. nija-dhanaMy real wealth
  6. ye-kāleat which time
  7. sannyāsa kailuṅI accepted the renounced order
  8. channaderanged
  9. hailawas
  10. manamind
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “love”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What changes when you regard loving relationships as real property?

Practice

Take a moment today to express appreciation for your mother or someone whose care you treasure.

Live this todayLove for Mother Is Real WealthThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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