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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.26
সনাতন কহে, — তুমি স্বতন্ত্র গৌড়েশ্বর ।
যে যেই দোষ করে, দেহ’ তার ফল ॥ ২৬ ॥
sanātana kahe, — tumi svatantra gauḍeśvara
ye yei doṣa kare, deha’ tāra phala
Sanātana Gosvāmī said, “You are the supreme ruler of Bengal and are completely independent. Whenever someone commits a fault, you punish him accordingly.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Sanātana Gosvāmī acknowledges the ruler as the supreme ruler of Bengal.
He describes the ruler as completely independent.
He states that the ruler punishes a person accordingly when that person commits a fault.
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:
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. There he divided this money among the brāhmaṇas, Vaiṣṇavas and his relatives, and a portion he kept for emergency measures and personal needs.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.
How do I respond when someone has authority to hold me accountable?
Reflect on one responsibility you hold and name one fault you should take care to avoid.
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