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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.42
নিত্য রাত্রে করি আমি ভবানী–পূজন ।
আমার মহিমা দেখ, ব্রাহ্মণ–সজ্জন ॥ ৪২ ॥
nitya rātre kari āmi bhavānī-pūjana
āmāra mahimā dekha, brāhmaṇa-sajjana
“Gentlemen, every night I worship the goddess Bhavānī. Since the paraphernalia for the worship is present here, now all you respectable brāhmaṇas and members of the higher castes can understand my position.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The purport describes four social divisions: brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas and śūdras. Below these were the pañcamas, or members of the fifth group.
Brāhmaṇas especially were known as saj-jana, respectable gentlemen who guided society. People approached them to settle village disputes.
The purport stresses that a cultured, peaceful society requires these social divisions and people trained as brāhmaṇas.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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:
To understand Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s ecstatic love for Him, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa assumed the form of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The attitude of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is considered the superexcellent devotional mentality.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 17
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Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “bhavānī”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Why does a community need trustworthy people who can guide others and settle disputes?
Write down one quality you would seek in someone helping to settle a dispute.
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