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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.146
তোমার পালিত দেহ, জন্ম তোমা হৈতে ।
কোটি জন্মে তোমার ঋণ না পারি শোধিতে ॥ ১৪৬ ॥
tomāra pālita deha, janma tomā haite
koṭi janme tomāra ṛṇa nā pāri śodhite
“This body was raised by you, and it comes from you. I cannot repay this debt even in millions of births.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The speaker acknowledges that His body comes from the person He addresses.
He also acknowledges the care by which His body was raised.
He says He cannot repay this debt even in millions of births, expressing profound gratitude.
Reunion and heartbreaking parting. After sannyāsa, mother Śacī and the devotees reunite with Him before consenting to separation.
The mood of Madhya 3 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:
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What care have I received that I could never fully repay?
Thank someone who helped raise you for one specific act of care.
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