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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.41

জ্ঞাতি লোক কহে, — ‘মোরা তোমাকে ছাড়িব ।’

স্ত্রী-পুত্র কহে, — ‘বিষ খাইয়া মরিব ॥’ ৪১ ॥

jñāti loka kahe, — ‘morā tomāke chāḍiba’

strī-putra kahe, — ‘viṣa khāiyā mariba’

Translation

The relatives unanimously said, “If you give your daughter to that boy, we shall give up all connection with you.” Indeed, his wife and sons declared, “If such a thing happens, we shall take poison and die.”

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Family Opposition Brings Severe Pressure

  1. 1

    The relatives unanimously opposed giving the daughter to the young man.

  2. 2

    They threatened to give up all connection with the elderly brāhmaṇa if he went ahead.

  3. 3

    His wife and sons went further, declaring that they would take poison and die.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Madhya 5: The Activities of Sākṣi-gopāla

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When the two brāhmaṇas returned to Vidyānagara, the younger brāhmaṇa raised the question of this marriage, but the elderly brāhmaṇa, due to obligations to his friends and wife, answered that he could not remember his promise. Because of this, the younger brāhmaṇa returned to Vṛndāvana and narrated the whole story to Gopālajī.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. jñāti lokathe relatives
  2. kaheanswer
  3. morāwe all
  4. tomākeyou
  5. chāḍibawill give up
  6. strīwife
  7. putrasons
  8. kahesay
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might threats from loved ones affect your ability to make a thoughtful decision?

Practice

In one disagreement today, express your concern calmly without threatening to withdraw your care.

Live this todayFamily Opposition Brings Severe PressureThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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