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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 18.62
তিন চাপড় মারি’ কহে, — ‘ভূত পলাইল ।
ভয় না পাইহ’ — বলি’ সুস্থির করিল ॥ ৬২ ॥
tina cāpaḍa māri’ kahe, — ‘bhūta palāila
bhaya nā pāiha’ — bali’ susthira karila
He slapped the fisherman three times and said, “Now the ghost has gone away. Do not be afraid.” By saying this, he pacified the fisherman.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Svarūpa Dāmodara slaps the fisherman three times.
He then says that the ghost has gone away and tells the fisherman not to be afraid.
The verse states that by saying this, he pacifies the fisherman.
Desperate longing and relief. Mistaking the sea for Yamunā, the Lord enters it; devotees find and revive Him.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Since the fisherman was afraid of being haunted by a ghost, Svarūpa Dāmodara gave him a slap and chanted Hare Kṛṣṇa, which immediately pacified him. Thereafter, when the devotees chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra loudly, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu came to His external consciousness.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 18
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What difference can reassuring words make to an agitated mind?
Use a gentle tone to reassure someone today, without dismissing their feelings.
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