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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.22
মোর যত কার্য-কাম, সব কৈলা নাশ ।
কি তোমার হৃদয়ে আছে, কহ মোর পাশ ॥ ২২ ॥
mora yata kārya-kāma, saba kailā nāśa
ki tomāra hṛdaye āche, kaha mora pāśa
“You have spoiled all my activities. What is your intention? Please tell me frankly.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Nawab said that Sanātana Gosvāmī had spoiled all his activities.
He asked Sanātana Gosvāmī what his intention was.
He requested a frank answer rather than leaving that intention unspoken.
Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.
The mood of Madhya 19 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:
They appointed some brāhmaṇas to perform puraścaraṇa ceremonies and chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī deposited ten thousand gold coins with a grocer, and the balance he brought in two boats to a place called Bāklā Candradvīpa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Where might a frank explanation help resolve uncertainty in your responsibilities?
Give one clear, honest explanation today about an intention that affects someone else.
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