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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.157
অন্যেরে অন্য কহ, নাহি তোমার জ্ঞান ।
ভারতী-গোসাঞি কেনে পরিবেন চাম ॥ ১৫৭ ॥
anyere anya kaha, nāhi tomāra jñāna
bhāratī-gosāñi kene paribena cāma
“You must be talking of someone else, for this is surely not Brahmānanda Bhāratī. You simply have no knowledge. Why should Brahmānanda Bhāratī wear a deerskin?”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord insisted that the person being identified was surely not Brahmānanda Bhāratī.
He said that the speaker must mean someone else and lacked knowledge.
His question, “Why should Brahmānanda Bhāratī wear a deerskin?” directed attention to the clothing.
Relief and affectionate reunion. Devotees gather as the Lord returns; separation is temporarily relieved.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Due to his relationship with Keśava Bhāratī, Brahmānanda Bhāratī was also respectfully received by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. When he arrived at Jagannātha Purī, he was advised to give up the deerskin clothing he wore.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 10
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What does the Lord’s final question reveal about the reason for His objection?
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