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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.41
বড় বড় লোক সব আনিল বোলাইয়া ।
সবারে কহে শ্রীবাস হাসিয়া হাসিয়া ॥ ৪১ ॥
baḍa baḍa loka saba ānila bolāiyā
sabāre kahe śrīvāsa hāsiyā hāsiyā
Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura called for all the respectable gentlemen of the neighborhood and smilingly addressed them as follows.
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Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura called for the respectable gentlemen of the neighborhood.
He gathered them together and addressed them.
He spoke to them smilingly.
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:
Vivid descriptions of some portions of His pastimes are seen in this chapter, however, because Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura has not elaborately described them. In this chapter we shall find descriptions of the mango distribution festival and Lord Caitanya’s discourses with Chand Kazi.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 17
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In this verse: “gathered”, “together”
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What can I learn from Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura’s smiling manner when addressing others?
When speaking with someone today, make a conscious effort to address them with a gentle, friendly manner.
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