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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.36
কৌপীন, বহির্বাস আর জলপাত্র ।
আর কিছু নাহি যাবে, সবে এই মাত্র ॥ ৩৬ ॥
kaupīna, bahir-vāsa āra jala-pātra
āra kichu nāhi yābe, sabe ei mātra
“You must take with You a loincloth, external clothes and a waterpot. You should take nothing more than this.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The requested belongings are a loincloth, external clothes and a waterpot.
The instruction provides for basic needs.
The Lord is asked to take nothing beyond these items.
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:
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was beginning His tour, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya gave Him four sets of clothes and requested Him to see Rāmānanda Rāya, who was residing at that time on the bank of the river Godāvarī. Along with other devotees, Nityānanda Prabhu accompanied the Lord to Ālālanātha, but there Lord Caitanya left them all behind and went ahead with the brāhmaṇa Kṛṣṇadāsa.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 am I carrying that goes beyond what I need?
For one outing today, take only the belongings you actually need.
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