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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.185
আপনার দুঃখ-সুখ তাহাঁ নাহি গণি ।
তাঁর যেই সুখ, তাহা নিজ-সুখ মানি ॥ ১৮৫ ॥
āpanāra duḥkha-sukha tāhāṅ nāhi gaṇi
tāṅra yei sukha, tāhā nija-sukha māni
“I do not care for my personal happiness or unhappiness, but only for His happiness. Indeed, I accept His happiness as my happiness.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Mother Śacī did not make her personal happiness or unhappiness her concern.
Her concern was only for His happiness.
She accepted His happiness as her own happiness.
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:
She requested Him to make Jagannātha Purī, Nīlācala, His headquarters. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu granted His mother’s request and, followed by Nityānanda, Mukunda, Jagadānanda and Dāmodara, left Śāntipura.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.
When do my own preferences prevent me from caring about another’s happiness?
In one small decision today, set aside your preference to support another person’s happiness.
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