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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.21
জগদানন্দ চাহে আমা বিষয় ভুঞ্জাইতে ।
যেই কহে সেই ভয়ে চাহিয়ে করিতে ॥ ২১ ॥
jagadānanda cāhe āmā viṣaya bhuñjāite
yei kahe sei bhaye cāhiye karite
“Jagadānanda wants Me to enjoy bodily sense gratification, and out of fear I do whatever he tells Me.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord says that Jagadānanda wants Him to enjoy bodily sense gratification.
He describes Himself as doing whatever Jagadānanda tells Him.
The Lord says that He complies out of fear.
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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the renounced order of life in the month of Māgha (January-February) and went to Jagannātha Purī in the month of Phālguna (February-March). He saw the Dola-yātrā festival during the month of Phālguna, and in the month of Caitra He liberated Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya.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.
When do I agree to someone’s wishes out of fear rather than willingness?
Before agreeing to one request today, pause and notice whether fear is influencing your answer.
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