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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.254
শুনি’ ক্রোধ কৈল সব পড়ুয়ার গণ ।
সবে মেলি’ করে তবে প্রভুর নিন্দন ॥ ২৫৪ ॥
śuni’ krodha kaila saba paḍuyāra gaṇa
sabe meli’ kare tabe prabhura nindana
Hearing of the incident, all the students became greatly angry and joined together in criticizing the Lord.
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Hearing of the incident, all the students became greatly angry.
They joined together in their anger.
Together, they criticized the Lord.
Public courage and ecstatic joy. The saṅkīrtana movement confronts opposition and moves toward recognition and expansion.
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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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In this verse: “together”
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How do I respond when others invite me to join their angry criticism?
Today, pause before joining an angry conversation or repeating a criticism.
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