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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 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas
Madhya 25.191Madhya 25.193

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.192

স্ত্রী কহে, — জাতি লহ’, যদি প্রাণে না মারিবে ।

রাজা কহে, — জাতি নিলে ইঁহো নাহি জীবে ॥ ১৯২ ॥

strī kahe, — jāti laha’, yadi prāṇe nā māribe

rājā kahe, — jāti nile iṅho nāhi jībe

Translation

As a last alternative, the wife suggested that the Nawab take away Subuddhi Rāya’s caste and turn him into a Muslim, but Hussain Khān replied that if he did this, Subuddhi Rāya would not live.

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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.

Recognizing the Harm of Social Exclusion

  1. 1

    As a last alternative, the wife suggested taking away Subuddhi Rāya’s caste and turning him into a Muslim.

  2. 2

    Hussain Khān replied that Subuddhi Rāya would not live if he did this.

  3. 3

    His reply recognized how grave the consequences of the proposed loss of caste would be for Subuddhi Rāya.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Madhya 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

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

Kavirāja Gosvāmī then describes something about Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Sanātana Gosvāmī and Subuddhi Rāya. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to Jagannātha Purī through the great forest of Jhārikhaṇḍa (Jharkhand) in central India.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. strī kahethe wife replied
  2. jāti laha’then take his caste
  3. yadiif
  4. prāṇe nā māribeyou will not kill him
  5. rājā kahethe King replied
  6. jāti nileif I take his caste
  7. iṅho nāhi jībehe will not live (he will commit suicide)
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do you consider how deeply exclusion could affect the person facing it?

Practice

Before supporting a decision that excludes someone today, consider its likely effect on that person.

Live this todayRecognizing the Harm of Social ExclusionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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