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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.15
লোভ হইল যবনের মুদ্রা দেখিয়া ।
রাত্রে গঙ্গাপার কৈল দাড়ুকা কাটিয়া ॥ ১৫ ॥
lobha ha-ila yavanera mudrā dekhiyā
rātre gaṅgā-pāra kaila dāḍukā kāṭiyā
When the meat-eater saw the coins, he was attracted to them. He then agreed, and that night he cut Sanātana’s shackles and let him cross the Ganges.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
When the meat-eater saw the coins, he was attracted to them.
He then agreed to release Sanātana.
That night he cut Sanātana’s shackles and let him cross the Ganges.
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:
He then crossed the Ganges and fled. One of his servants, Īśāna, followed him, carrying eight gold coins.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.
How much does attraction to money influence my decisions?
Pause over one decision today and notice whether money is influencing your choice.
His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.
1 lecture given on it. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.
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