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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.181
তেঁহো যদি ইহাঁ রহে, তবে মোর সুখ ।
তাঁ’র নিন্দা হয় যদি, সেহ মোর দুঃখ ॥ ১৮১ ॥
teṅho yadi ihāṅ rahe, tabe mora sukha
tāṅ’ra nindā haya yadi, seha mora duḥkha
Śacīmātā said, “It will be a great happiness for me if Nimāi [Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu] stays here. But at the same time, if someone blames Him, it will be my great unhappiness.”
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A mother feels great happiness when her son remains with her. Yet blame from experienced saintly persons for neglecting the search for Kṛṣṇa brings her unhappiness.
A mother naturally desires her son’s welfare. If she wants him to progress spiritually, she should allow him to go out searching for Kṛṣṇa.
By allowing her son to go as a sannyāsī and search for Kṛṣṇa, Śacīmātā instructs all mothers. Her example teaches that sons should become real devotees of Kṛṣṇa rather than remain under an affectionate mother’s care.
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The purport of CC Madhya 3.181 quotesSB 5.5.18
This is supported by Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (5.5.18):
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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
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In this verse: “saintly”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Does my affection for someone support their search for Kṛṣṇa?
Offer one word of encouragement to someone seeking to progress in devotion to Kṛṣṇa.
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