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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.158
শুনি’ ব্রহ্মানন্দ করে হৃদয়ে বিচারে ।
মোর চর্মাম্বর এই না ভায় ইঁহারে ॥ ১৫৮ ॥
śuni’ brahmānanda kare hṛdaye vicāre
mora carmāmbara ei nā bhāya iṅhāre
When Brahmānanda Bhāratī heard this, he thought, “My deerskin is not approved by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Brahmānanda Bhāratī heard what Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said.
He reflected on the meaning of those words.
He understood that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu did not approve of his deerskin.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I willing to reflect when correction concerns one of my own choices?
Take a quiet minute to consider a correction you have received and what it asks you to recognize.
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