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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.143
প্রত্যেক বৈষ্ণব সবে লিখিয়া লইল ।
ক্রমে ক্রমে দুই গ্রন্থ সর্বত্র ব্যাপিল ॥ ১৪৩ ॥
pratyeka vaiṣṇava sabe likhiyā la-ila
krame krame dui grantha sarvatra vyāpila
Indeed, each and every Vaiṣṇava copied the two books. By and by, the two books [the Brahma-saṁhitā and Śrī Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta] were broadcast all over India.
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Each and every Vaiṣṇava copied the two books.
The books were the Brahma-saṁhitā and Śrī Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta.
By and by, these two books were broadcast all over India.
Communal anticipation. Arriving devotees, kīrtana, and longing to meet the Lord converge.
The mood of Madhya 11 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:
Gopīnātha Ācārya stood on the roof with the King, and, following Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya’s instructions, identified each and every devotee. The King discussed the devotees with Gopīnātha Ācārya, and he mentioned that the devotees were accepting prasādam without observing the regulative principles governing pilgrimages.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 11
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What small part can I take in making devotional books available to others?
Share the titles Brahma-saṁhitā and Śrī Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta with someone interested in devotional reading.
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