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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.219
নদীয়া-বাসী ব্রাহ্মণের উপজীব্য-প্রায় ।
অর্থ, ভূমি, গ্রাম দিয়া করেন সহায় ॥ ২১৯ ॥
nadīyā-vāsī, brāhmaṇera upajīvya-prāya
artha, bhūmi, grāma diyā karena sahāya
Practically all the brāhmaṇas residing in Nadia were dependent on the charity of Hiraṇya and Govardhana, who gave them money, land and villages.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Navadvīpa was very opulent and populous during Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s time.
Practically all the brāhmaṇas residing in Nadia depended on the charity of Hiraṇya and Govardhana. The brothers gave them money, land and villages.
The brothers highly respected the brāhmaṇas. Because of this respect, they gave them money very liberally.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Yearning and deferral. Attempts, delays, meetings, and farewells heighten the desire to reach Vraja.
The mood of Madhya 16 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:
After this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu crossed the border of Orissa state, and He arrived at Pānihāṭi by boat. Thereafter He visited the house of Rāghava Paṇḍita, and from there He went to Kumārahaṭṭa and eventually to Kuliyā, where He excused many offenders.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “dependent”, “depended”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “govardhana”
Audārya · Love that moves outward
The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “liberally”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can your respect for others become practical support?
Offer one small gift of practical support to someone you respect.
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