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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.199
ত্রিভুবন-মধ্যে ঐছে হয় কোন্ ধীর ।
যে তোমার মায়া-নাটে হইবেক স্থির ॥ ১৯৯ ॥
tribhuvana-madhye aiche haya kon dhīra
ye tomāra māyā-nāṭe ha-ibeka sthira
“Within these three worlds, who is so undisturbed that he can remain steady as You manipulate Your different energies?
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya speaks of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s different energies.
He asks who within the three worlds can remain undisturbed as those energies are manipulated.
His question emphasizes the difficulty of remaining steady under their influence.
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 how conjugal love can be developed in various ways. This conjugal love attains its highest perfection in Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s love for Kṛṣṇa.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 does this question challenge my confidence in my own steadiness?
Pause today and reflect on one moment when you found it difficult to remain undisturbed.
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