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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.194
অপ্রাকৃত বস্তু নহে প্রাকৃত-গোচর ।
বেদ-পুরাণেতে এই কহে নিরন্তর ॥ ১৯৪ ॥
aprākṛta vastu nahe prākṛta-gocara
veda-purāṇete ei kahe nirantara
“Spiritual substance is never within the jurisdiction of the material conception. This is always the verdict of the Vedas and Purāṇas.”
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Spiritual substance is never within the jurisdiction of material conception.
The Vedas and Purāṇas consistently give this verdict.
The purport points to the Kaṭha Upaniṣad in support of this teaching.
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 also collected the Brahma-saṁhitā, fifth chapter, on the banks of the Payasvinī River. He then visited Payasvinī, Śṛṅgavera-purī-maṭha and Matsya-tīrtha.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I trying to fit spiritual substance within the limits of material conception?
Read the translation slowly and pause to acknowledge the limits of material conception.
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