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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.165
প্রভু কহে, — সত্য কহি, তোমার আগমনে ।
দুই ব্রহ্ম প্রকটিল শ্রীপুরুষোত্তমে ॥ ১৬৫ ॥
prabhu kahe, — satya kahi, tomara āgamane
dui brahma prakaṭila śrī-puruṣottame
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, “Actually, to tell you the truth, due to your presence there are now two Brahmans at Jagannātha Purī.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied directly to Brahmānanda Bhāratī.
He said that there were now two Brahmans at Jagannātha Purī.
He attributed this to Brahmānanda Bhāratī’s presence.
Relief and affectionate reunion. Devotees gather as the Lord returns; separation is temporarily relieved.
The mood of Madhya 10 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:
However, when Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya addressed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as Kṛṣṇa, the Lord immediately protested. In the meantime, Kāśīśvara Gosvāmī also came to see Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 10
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What do I notice about the way the Lord turns attention toward Brahmānanda Bhāratī?
Reread the Lord’s reply slowly, noticing whom He credits.
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