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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.89
কন্যা পাব, — মোর মনে ইহা নাহি সুখ ।
ব্রাহ্মণের প্রতিজ্ঞা যায় — এই বড় দুঃখ ॥ ৮৯ ॥
kanyā pāba, — mora mane ihā nāhi sukha
brāhmaṇera pratijñā yāya — ei baḍa duḥkha
“My dear Lord, I am not thinking to become happy by getting the daughter as a bride. I am simply thinking that the brāhmaṇa has broken his promise, and that is giving me great pain.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The young brāhmaṇa did not seek marriage for material happiness or sense gratification.
His only concern was that the elderly brāhmaṇa would incur a spiritual blemish if Gopāla did not bear witness. He therefore sought protection and help from the Deity.
The young brāhmaṇa was a pure Vaiṣṇava who wanted only to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the older brāhmaṇa. The older brāhmaṇa was also a Vaiṣṇava, very much devoted to the Lord.
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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:
When all the respectable gentlemen of Vidyānagara were assembled, Gopālajī testified to the promise of the elderly brāhmaṇa. Thus the marriage was performed.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 5
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “serve”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I seeking personal enjoyment, or am I concerned for another person’s spiritual welfare?
Do one small act of service today for another person’s spiritual welfare, without seeking a personal reward.
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