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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.61
সব ধন লঞা কহে — ‘চোরে লইল ধন ।’
‘কন্যা দিতে চাহিয়াছে’ — উঠাইল বচন ॥ ৬১ ॥
saba dhana lañā kahe — ‘core la-ila dhana’
‘kanyā dite cāhiyāche’ — uṭhāila vacana
“Having taken all my father’s money, this rogue claimed that it was taken by some thief. Now he is claiming that my father has promised to give him his daughter in charity.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The son accuses the man of taking all his father’s money.
He says the man then claimed that some thief had taken it.
He also reports the man’s claim that his father promised to give him his daughter in charity.
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:
Afterwards, King Puruṣottama-deva of Orissa was insulted by the King of Vidyānagara, who refused to give him his daughter in marriage and called him a sweeper of Lord Jagannātha. With the help of Lord Jagannātha, King Puruṣottama-deva fought the King of Vidyānagara and defeated him.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.
Can I keep separate claims clear instead of treating an entire accusation as proven?
When considering a disagreement today, identify each claim separately before drawing a conclusion.
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