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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.345
এই সংক্ষেপে সূত্র কহিলুঁ দিগ্দরশন ।
যবে তুমি লিখিবা, কৃষ্ণ করাবে স্ফুরণ ॥ ৩৪৫ ॥
ei saṅkṣepe sūtra kahiluṅ dig-daraśana
yabe tumi likhibā, kṛṣṇa karābe sphuraṇa
“I have thus given a synopsis of the Vaiṣṇava regulative principles. I have given this in brief just to give you a little direction. When you write on this subject, Kṛṣṇa will help you by spiritually awakening you.”
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The synopsis of Vaiṣṇava regulative principles gives brief direction. Kṛṣṇa will help by spiritually awakening the authorized writer.
One cannot write on spiritual matters without the blessings of Kṛṣṇa and the disciplic succession of gurus. These blessings are one’s power of attorney.
One should not write about Vaiṣṇava behavior and activities without authorization from superior authorities.
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The purport of CC Madhya 24.345 quotesBG 4.2
This is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gītā (4.2): evaṁ paramparā-prāptam imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ.
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Intellectual wonder humbled. Many explanations converge on the attractiveness of devotion; a hunter’s heart is transformed.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
He then concluded that different classes of transcendentalists ( jñānīs, karmīs, yogīs ) utilize this verse according to their own interpretation, but if they would give up this process and surrender to Kṛṣṇa, as indicated by the verse itself, they would be able to comprehend the real meaning of the verse.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 24
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I approach spiritual subjects with greater respect for authorized guidance?
Before writing about a spiritual teaching today, check your understanding against the authorized text.
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