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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.125
মোর ভাগ্যের সীমা না যায় কহন ।
আজি মোর শ্লাঘ্য হৈল জন্ম-কুল-ধন ॥ ১২৫ ॥
mora bhāgyera sīmā nā yāya kahana
āji mora ślāghya haila janma-kula-dhana
“My dear Lord, there is no limit to my great fortune. It cannot be described. Today my family, birth and riches have all been glorified.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The brāhmaṇa described his great fortune as having no limit.
He felt that his fortune could not be expressed in words.
He declared that his family, birth and riches had all been glorified that day.
Expansive compassion. The Lord carries nāma and mercy from village to village, including deliverance of Vāsudeva.
The mood of Madhya 7 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 teaching the people of one village, the Lord proceeded to other villages to increase devotees. In this way He finally reached Kūrma-sthāna.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 7
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do the brāhmaṇa’s words suggest about his understanding of good fortune?
Take a minute to reflect on the words “my family, birth and riches have all been glorified.”
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