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  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.30

তোমা মারি’ মোহর লইতাম আজিকার রাত্র্যে ।

ভাল হৈল, কহিলা তুমি, ছুটিলাঙ পাপ হৈতে ॥ ৩০ ॥

tomā māri’ mohara la-itāma ājikāra rātrye

bhāla haila, kahilā tumi, chuṭilāṅa pāpa haite

Translation

“On this very night I would have killed you and taken your coins. It is very good that you have voluntarily offered them to me. I am now relieved from such a sinful activity.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Relief from a Sinful Intention

  1. 1

    The landlord admitted that he had intended to kill Sanātana Gosvāmī that very night and take his coins.

  2. 2

    He welcomed the voluntary offer of the coins.

  3. 3

    He said that he was now relieved from committing such a sinful activity.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Madhya 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Sanātana Gosvāmī and his servant then spent the night in a small hotel on the way to Benares. The hotel owner knew that Sanātana Gosvāmī and his servant had eight gold coins, and he decided to kill them and take the money.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 20
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tomā māri’killing you
  2. moharagolden coins
  3. la-itāmaI would have taken
  4. ājikāra rātryeon this night
  5. bhāla hailait was very good
  6. kahilā tumiyou have spoken
  7. chuṭilāṅaI am relieved
  8. pāpa haitefrom such a sin
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Key ideas in this 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: “offered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Am I willing to turn away from a harmful intention before acting on it?

Practice

If a harmful intention arises today, stop and choose not to act on it.

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Śrīla Prabhupāda speaks

His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.

1 lecture given on it. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.

Live this todayRelief from a Sinful IntentionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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