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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.133
‘পশ্চিমে’ খুদিবে, তাহা ‘যক্ষ’ এক হয় ।
সে বিঘ্ন করিবে, — ধনে হাত না পড়য় ॥ ১৩৩ ॥
‘paścime’ khudibe, tāhā ‘yakṣa’ eka haya
se vighna karibe, — dhane hāta nā paḍaya
“ ‘If you dig on the western side, there is a ghost who will create such a disturbance that your hands will not even touch the treasure.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Digging on the western side brings one into the presence of a ghost.
The ghost creates a disturbance that prevents access to the treasure.
Although one digs, one's hands will not even touch the treasure.
Humility and restored identity. A seeker relinquishes status, asks fundamental questions, and receives sambandha knowledge.
The mood of Madhya 20 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:
Making plans in this way, the hotel owner received them as honorable guests. Sanātana Gosvāmī, however, asked his servant how much money he had, and taking seven of the gold coins, Sanātana offered them to the hotel owner.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 20
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does this warning teach me about choosing where to direct my effort?
Pause before one task today and consider whether your chosen approach can actually lead to its goal.
His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.
1 lecture given on it. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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