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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.58
শ্রীকৃষ্ণচৈতন্য-বাণী — অমৃতের ধার ।
তিঁহো যে কহয়ে বস্তু, সেই ‘তত্ত্ব’ — সার ॥” ৫৮ ॥
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-vāṇī — amṛtera dhāra
tiṅho ye kahaye vastu, sei ‘tattva’ — sāra”
“The words of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu are a shower of nectar. Whatever He concludes to be the ultimate truth is indeed the summum bonum of all spiritual knowledge.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The words of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu are described as a shower of nectar. This expresses their spiritual sweetness.
Whatever He concludes to be the ultimate truth is the highest conclusion of all spiritual knowledge.
Following the preceding verse’s emphasis on spiritual guidance, this statement directs attention to the words and conclusions of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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:
He invited all the sannyāsīs to his house to meet Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and this incident has been described in the seventh chapter of the Ādi-līlā. From that day, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became famous in the city of Vārāṇasī, and many important men in that city became His followers.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 25
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How would my listening change if I approached Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s words as spiritual nectar?
Read this translation slowly twice, pausing over the phrase “a shower of nectar.”
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