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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.59
প্রভু কহে, — “এহো বাহ্য, আগে কহ আর ।”
রায় কহে, “কৃষ্ণে কর্মার্পণ — সর্বসাধ্য-সার ॥” ৫৯ ॥
prabhu kahe, — “eho bāhya, āge kaha āra”
rāya kahe, “kṛṣṇe karmārpaṇa — sarva-sādhya-sāra”
The Lord replied, “This is external. You had better tell Me of some other means.”
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The Lord describes the proposal He has heard as external.
He asks to hear of another means, inviting the discussion to go further.
Rāmānanda replies that offering the results of one’s activities to Kṛṣṇa is the essence of all perfection.
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Deepening intimacy and revelation. Their exchange ascends from duty to pure love and the confidential moods of Vraja.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Rāmānanda Rāya, who was clothed in ordinary dress, offered the Lord respectful obeisances. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu questioned him on the object and process of worship and also asked him to recite verses from the Vedic literature.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 8
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “discussion”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What result of my work could I offer to Kṛṣṇa rather than keep only for myself?
Choose one activity today and consciously offer its result to Kṛṣṇa.
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