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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.118
মায়াতীত হৈলে হয় আমার ‘অনুভব’ ।
এই ‘সম্বন্ধ’-তত্ত্ব কহিলুঁ, শুন আর সব ॥ ১১৮ ॥
māyātīta haile haya āmāra ‘anubhava’
ei ‘sambandha’-tattva kahiluṅ, śuna āra saba
“ ‘When one is transcendentally situated, he can perceive Me. This perception is the basis of one’s relationship with the Supreme Lord. Now let Me further explain this subject matter.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Real spiritual knowledge must be received from revealed scriptures, through the paramparā system and the guru. Knowledge gained by speculation is imperfect and can lead to bewilderment and impersonalism.
Careful deliberation on genuine spiritual knowledge reveals the personal feature of the Absolute Truth. Transcendental perception of the Lord is the basis of one’s relationship with Him.
The Lord’s form is always beyond material creation. Sunshine is not the sun, yet is not separate from it; this illustrates acintya-bhedābheda-tattva, simultaneous oneness and difference.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Reconciliation and broad mercy. Opponents turn toward bhakti; the Lord returns to Purī and embraces devotees.
The mood of Madhya 25 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:
At this time Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī and all his devotees approached the Lord. Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī immediately fell down at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and very much regretted his past behavior toward the Lord.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 25
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “relationship”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I seeking spiritual understanding from revealed scripture, or relying mainly on my own speculation?
Reread the purport’s sun-and-sunshine example and write one sentence about how it illustrates simultaneous oneness and difference.
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