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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.151
মোর অপরাধে তোমার দণ্ড হইল খণ্ড ।
যে উচিত হয়, মোর কর তার দণ্ড ॥” ১৫১ ॥
mora aparādhe tomāra daṇḍa ha-ila khaṇḍa
ye ucita haya, mora kara tāra daṇḍa”
“It is certainly because of My offense that Your staff was broken. Now You can punish Me on this account as You think proper.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The speaker accepted responsibility for the broken staff.
He described its breaking as the result of His own offense.
He invited the Lord to punish Him as the Lord thought proper.
Faith vindicated. The Deity bears witness; anxiety over a broken promise becomes astonishment and relief.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
However, Nityānanda Prabhu broke the staff into three pieces and threw it into the Bhārgī River at a place known as Āṭhāranālā. Being angry at not getting His staff back, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left the company of Nityānanda Prabhu and went alone to see the Jagannātha temple.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.
How willing am I to accept correction when I acknowledge a mistake?
If you have made a mistake today, acknowledge it plainly and listen to any correction.
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