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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.187
বিপ্র কহে, — জীবনে মোর নাহি প্রয়োজন ।
অগ্নি-জলে প্রবেশিয়া ছাড়িব জীবন ॥ ১৮৭ ॥
vipra kahe, — jīvane mora nāhi prayojana
agni-jale praveśiyā chāḍiba jīvana
The brāhmaṇa replied, “I have no reason to live. I shall give up my life by entering either fire or water.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The brāhmaṇa replied that he felt he had no reason to live.
He expressed an intention to end his life, revealing the depth of his despair.
His reply made his distress known to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.
The mood of Madhya 9 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:
The Lord then confronted the Bhaṭṭathāris at Mallāra-deśa and saved Kālā Kṛṣṇadāsa from their clutches. The Lord also collected the Brahma-saṁhitā, fifth chapter, on the banks of the Payasvinī River.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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What do the brāhmaṇa’s words reveal about the seriousness of his distress?
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