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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.145
কান্দিয়া বলেন প্রভু — শুন, মোর আই ।
তোমার শরীর এই, মোর কিছু নাই ॥ ১৪৫ ॥
kāndiyā balena prabhu — śuna, mora āi
tomāra śarīra ei, mora kichu nāi
The Lord replied, “My dear mother, please hear. This body belongs to you. I do not possess anything.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord addressed her affectionately as “My dear mother” and asked her to hear.
He told her, “This body belongs to you.”
He declared that He did not possess anything.
Reunion and heartbreaking parting. After sannyāsa, mother Śacī and the devotees reunite with Him before consenting to separation.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Mother Śacīdevī cooked for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Nityānanda Prabhu, and at that time there were many joking exchanges between Advaita Prabhu and Nityānanda Prabhu. In the evening there was a mass saṅkīrtana at the house of Advaita Prabhu, and mother Śacīdevī gave Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu permission to leave.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 3
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to you in the Lord’s affectionate words and His claim of no possessions?
Read the Lord’s reply aloud once, pausing over “This body belongs to you.”
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