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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.29
ভূঞা হাসি’ কহে, — “আমি জানিয়াছি পহিলে ।
অষ্ট মোহর হয় তোমার সেবক-আঁচলে ॥ ২৯ ॥
bhūñā hāsi’ kahe, — “āmi jāniyāchi pahile
aṣṭa mohara haya tomāra sevaka-āṅcale
Smiling, the landlord said, “Before you offered them, I already knew that there were eight gold coins in your servant’s possession.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The landlord smiled as he replied.
He said he already knew about the coins before they were offered.
He knew that the servant had eight gold coins in his possession.
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:
The hotel owner knew that Sanātana Gosvāmī and his servant had eight gold coins, and he decided to kill them and take the money. Making plans in this way, the hotel owner received them as honorable guests.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 20
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “servant’s”, “offered”, “servant”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How do I respond when someone reveals information I did not expect?
In one conversation today, listen fully to the other person's reply before responding.
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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