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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.169
বিনা দানে এত লোক যাঁর পাছে হয় ।
সেই ত’ গোসাঞা, ইহা জানিহ নিশ্চয় ॥ ১৬৯ ॥
vinā dāne eta loka yāṅra pāche haya
sei ta’ gosāñā, ihā jāniha niścaya
“Such a person, who is followed by so many people without giving them charity, must be a prophet. I can surely understand this fact.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The speaker noted that so many people followed this person.
They followed Him even though He gave them no charity.
The speaker confidently concluded that such a person must be a prophet.
Anticipation and hidden longing. The author previews later pastimes, including the inner Vraja mood expressed at Ratha-yātrā.
The mood of Madhya 1 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:
Because he wrote that verse, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was specifically blessed by the Lord. There is also a description of the many books written by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 1
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What strikes you about people following without receiving charity?
Reflect for one minute on the distinction between following someone for gifts and following without them.
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