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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.90
এত জানি’ তুমি সাক্ষী দেহ, দয়াময় ।
জানি’ সাক্ষী নাহি দেয়, তার পাপ হয় ॥ ৯০ ॥
eta jāni’ tumi sākṣī deha, dayā-maya
jāni’ sākṣī nāhi deya, tāra pāpa haya
The young brāhmaṇa continued, “My dear Sir, You are very merciful and You know everything. Therefore, kindly be a witness in this case. A person who knows things as they are and still does not bear witness becomes involved in sinful activities.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The dealings between a devotee and the Lord are very simple. The young brāhmaṇa openly asked the Lord to bear witness.
Although the brāhmaṇa spoke of sinful activities, there is no possibility of the Lord becoming involved in sin.
A pure devotee can speak with the Lord as if He were a common man. Their relationship allows simple and open dealings, while formality remains.
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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:
Thus the Gopāla Deity acted as a witness. 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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 5
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “merciful”
Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “relationship”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “pure devotee”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I speak openly to the Lord while remaining respectful?
Today, offer one simple, respectful prayer expressing an honest concern.
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