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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.123
হৃদয়ে প্রেরণ কর, জিহ্বায় কহাও বাণী ।
কি কহিয়ে ভাল-মন্দ, কিছুই না জানি ॥ ১২৩ ॥
hṛdaye preraṇa kara, jihvāya kahāo vāṇī
ki kahiye bhāla-manda, kichui nā jāni
“You inspire me within the heart and make me speak with the tongue. I do not know whether I am speaking well or badly.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The speaker acknowledges that the Lord inspires him within his heart.
He credits the Lord with making him speak with his tongue.
He does not claim to know whether he is speaking well or badly.
Deepening intimacy and revelation. Their exchange ascends from duty to pure love and the confidential moods of Vraja.
The mood of Madhya 8 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:
He then spoke of detached action, knowledge mixed with devotional service, and finally the spontaneous loving service of the Lord. After hearing Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya recite some verses, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the principle of pure devotional service devoid of all kinds of speculation.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 8
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How might acknowledging the Lord’s inspiration change my attitude toward my own words?
Before speaking today, pause briefly and ask the Lord for inspiration within your heart.
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