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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.232
তবু লিখিবারে নারে তার এক কণ ।
উদ্দেশ করিতে করি দিগ্দরশন ॥ ২৩২ ॥
tabu likhibāre nāre tāra eka kaṇa
uddeśa karite kari dig-daraśana
Since Lord Ananta Himself cannot describe even a fragment of these pastimes, I am simply pointing out the direction.
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Even Lord Ananta Himself cannot describe a fragment of these pastimes.
The author does not claim to give a complete description.
He presents his account as simply pointing out the direction.
Wonder and contagious joy. Even forest animals chant; nature seems drawn into the saṅkīrtana movement.
The mood of Madhya 17 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 the Lord visited the twelve forests of Vṛndāvana and was filled with great ecstatic love. As He toured the Vṛndāvana forests, He heard the chirping of parrots and other birds.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How might the author’s humility shape the way you approach this account?
Before reading today, pause to remember the author’s words: “I am simply pointing out the direction.”
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