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  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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 5: The Activities of Sākṣi-gopāla
Madhya 5.46Madhya 5.48

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.47

‘মোর ধর্ম রক্ষা পায়, না মরে নিজ-জন ।

দুই রক্ষা কর, গোপাল, লইনু শরণ ॥’ ৪৭ ॥

‘mora dharma rakṣā pāya, nā mare nija-jana

dui rakṣā kara, gopāla, lainu śaraṇa’

Translation

The elderly brāhmaṇa prayed, “My dear Lord Gopāla, I have taken shelter of Your lotus feet, and therefore I request You to please protect my religious principles from disturbance and at the same time save my kinsmen from dying.”

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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.

Pray for Principles and Loved Ones

  1. 1

    The elderly brāhmaṇa addressed Lord Gopāla as one who had taken shelter of His lotus feet.

  2. 2

    He asked Gopāla to protect his religious principles from disturbance.

  3. 3

    At the same time, he asked the Lord to save his kinsmen from dying.

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.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 5
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. moramy
  2. dharmareligious principles
  3. rakṣā pāyaspared
  4. nānot
  5. maredie
  6. nija-janaown kinsmen
  7. duitwo
  8. rakṣā karaYou kindly protect
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “shelter”, “lotus feet”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can your prayers include both faithfulness to religious principles and concern for your loved ones?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer to Gopāla for protection of your religious principles and the well-being of your family.

Live this todayPray for Principles and Loved OnesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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