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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.177
প্রভু বলে,—এ লোক আমার অন্তরঙ্গ হয় ।
স্ফুট করি’ কহ তুমি, না করিহ ভয় ॥ ১৭৭ ॥
prabhu bale, — e loka āmāra antaraṅga haya
sphuṭa kari’ kaha tumi, nā kariha bhaya
The Lord replied, “All these men are My confidential associates. You may speak frankly. There is no reason to be afraid of them.”
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The Lord identifies the men present as His confidential associates.
He tells the Kazi that he may speak frankly.
He reassures him that there is no reason to fear them.
Public courage and ecstatic joy. The saṅkīrtana movement confronts opposition and moves toward recognition and expansion.
The mood of Ādi 17 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:
All the Lord’s other associates, situated in their original love, engage in the service of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The same Absolute Truth who enjoys as Kṛṣṇa, Śyāmasundara, who plays His flute and dances with the gopīs, sometimes takes birth in a brāhmaṇa family and plays the part of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, accepting the renounced order of life.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 17
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can my words help someone feel less afraid to speak frankly?
In one conversation today, gently invite the other person to speak openly.
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