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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.196
কেহ কহে, — এই নহে, ‘অল্প’ দোষ হয় ।
শুনিয়া রহিলা রায় করিয়া সংশয় ॥ ১৯৬ ॥
keha kahe, — ei nahe, ‘alpa’ doṣa haya
śuniyā rahilā rāya kariyā saṁśaya
When Subuddhi Rāya consulted some other brāhmaṇas, they told him that he had not committed a grievous fault and that consequently he should not drink hot ghee and give up his life. As a result, Subuddhi Rāya was doubtful about what to do.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Other brāhmaṇas told Subuddhi Rāya that he had not committed a grievous fault. They said he should not give up his life.
The purport notes that one brāhmaṇa might condone a fault while another gives contrary advice. It compares this disagreement to differing instructions from lawyers and physicians.
These conflicting opinions made Subuddhi Rāya further perplexed. He did not know what to do or what not to do.
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:
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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 25
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When have differing opinions left me more confused rather than clearer?
Write down one issue on which you have received conflicting advice, clearly separating the different recommendations.
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