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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.202
অনেক দেখিনু মুঞি ম্লেচ্ছ-শাস্ত্র হৈতে ।
‘সাধ্য-সাধন-বস্তু’ নারি নির্ধারিতে ॥ ২০২ ॥
aneka dekhinu muñi mleccha-śāstra haite
‘sādhya-sādhana-vastu’ nāri nirdhārite
“I have studied the Muslim scripture very extensively, but from it I cannot conclusively decide what the ultimate goal of life is or how I can approach it.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The speaker has studied the Muslim scripture very extensively.
Despite this study, he cannot conclusively decide what the ultimate goal of life is.
He also remains uncertain about how to approach that goal.
Overwhelmed recognition. Seeing the places of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes evokes extraordinary remembrance and ecstasy.
The mood of Madhya 18 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 the Koran, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu established devotional service to Kṛṣṇa. Thus the leader of the soldiers, named Vijulī Khān, surrendered to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and he and his party became devotees of Lord Kṛṣṇa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 18
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What questions about life’s ultimate goal remain unresolved for you?
Write down one sincere question about life’s ultimate goal or how to approach it.
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