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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.268
রাত্রিকালে মনে আমি বিচার করিল ।
সনাতন মোরে কিবা ‘প্রহেলী’ কহিল ॥ ২৬৮ ॥
rātri-kāle mane āmi vicāra karila
sanātana more kibā ‘prahelī’ kahila
“At night, however, I considered what Sanātana had told Me.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
At night, the speaker considered what Sanātana had told Him.
Sanātana’s words became the subject of deliberate reflection.
The verse describes taking time to think over advice already received.
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:
From there He went to Rāmakeli, where He saw Śrī Rūpa and Sanātana and accepted them as His chief disciples. Returning from Rāmakeli, He met Raghunātha dāsa and after giving him instructions sent him back home.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What advice would benefit from quiet reflection rather than a quick response?
Set aside two quiet minutes tonight to consider advice you have received.
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