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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.95
আপন-প্রারব্ধে বসি’ বারাণসী-স্থানে ।
‘মায়া’, ‘ব্রহ্ম’ শব্দ বিনা নাহি শুনি কাণে ॥ ৯৫ ॥
āpana-prārabdhe vasi’ vārāṇasī-sthāne
‘māyā’, ‘brahma’ śabda vinā nāhi śuni kāṇe
“Due to my past deeds, I am residing at Vārāṇasī, but here I do not hear anything but the words ‘māyā’ and ‘Brahman.’”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Candraśekhara was always eager to hear about Kṛṣṇa and His transcendental pastimes. He felt unhappy hearing only talk of ‘māyā’ and ‘Brahman’ in Vārāṇasī.
The purport describes Vārāṇasī as a chief pilgrimage place for impersonalists, unsuitable for devotees. A Vaiṣṇava prefers a viṣṇu-tīrtha, where Lord Viṣṇu’s temples are present.
Candraśekhara attributed his residence there to past misdeeds. Yet the purport explains that a devotee in devotional service is not subject to karma-phala, the effect of fruitive activity.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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:
In this way the Lord passed through the jungle of Jhārikhaṇḍa (Jharkhand) and finally reached Vārāṇasī. After taking His bath at the Maṇikarṇikā-ghāṭa at Vārāṇasī, He met Tapana Miśra, who took the Lord to his place and respectfully gave Him a comfortable residence.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Does what you regularly hear nourish your eagerness to hear about Kṛṣṇa?
Set aside five minutes today to read or hear about Kṛṣṇa and His transcendental pastimes.
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