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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.129
“বাল্যকালে মাতা মোর নাসা ছিদ্র করি’ ।
মুক্তা পরাঞাছিল বহু যত্ন করি’ ॥ ১২৯ ॥
“bālya-kāle mātā mora nāsā chidra kari’
muktā parāñāchila bahu yatna kari’
“During My childhood My mother made a hole in My nose and with great endeavor set a pearl there.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Gopāla spoke of His childhood.
He said that His mother had made a hole in His nose.
With great endeavor, she had set a pearl there.
Faith vindicated. The Deity bears witness; anxiety over a broken promise becomes astonishment and relief.
The mood of Madhya 5 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:
After hearing this narration, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited the temple of Gopāla in great ecstasy of love of God. From Kaṭaka He went to Bhuvaneśvara and saw the temple of Lord Śiva.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 5
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you notice about the care and effort in His mother’s act?
Read Gopāla’s words slowly once today, reflecting on His mother’s careful effort.
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