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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.134
‘উত্তরে’ খুদিলে আছে কৃষ্ণ ‘অজগরে’ ।
ধন নাহি পাবে, খুদিতে গিলিবে সবারে ॥ ১৩৪ ॥
‘uttare’ khudile āche kṛṣṇa ‘ajagare’
dhana nāhi pābe, khudite gilibe sabāre
“ ‘If you dig on the northern side, there is a big black snake that will devour you if you attempt to dig up the treasure.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
A big black snake is on the northern side.
Attempting to dig up the treasure there brings the danger of being devoured.
The warning identifies a dangerous place to dig, despite the desire to find 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.
Am I willing to heed a warning rather than press ahead simply because I want a result?
Read the warning slowly today, and pause to reflect on the value of heeding guidance.
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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