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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.59
‘তীর্থযাত্রায় পিতার সঙ্গে ছিল বহু ধন ।
ধন দেখি এই দুষ্টের লৈতে হৈল মন ॥ ৫৯ ॥
‘tīrtha-yātrāya pitāra saṅge chila bahu dhana
dhana dekhi ei duṣṭera laite haila mana
“While touring various holy places of pilgrimage, my father carried much money. Seeing the money, this rogue decided to take it away.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The son says that his father carried much money while touring holy places of pilgrimage.
He accuses the other man of seeing the money and deciding to take it.
He calls the man a rogue; the accusation is presented as the son’s statement.
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 touring many places of pilgrimage, the two brāhmaṇas finally reached Vṛndāvana. The elderly brāhmaṇa was very satisfied with the service of the young brāhmaṇa, and he wanted to offer him his youngest daughter in marriage.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.
When I hear an accusation, do I distinguish the speaker’s claim from an established fact?
When discussing someone’s alleged motive today, make clear what is a claim rather than something you know.
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