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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.114
কিবা রঘুনন্দন — পিতা, তুমি — তার তনয় ?
নিশ্চয় করিয়া কহ, যাউক সংশয় ॥’ ১১৪ ॥
kibā raghunandana — pitā, tumi — tāra tanaya?
niścaya kariyā kaha, yāuka saṁśaya’
“Or is Śrīla Raghunandana your father and you are his son? Please let Me know the facts so that My doubts will go away.”
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The question asks whether Śrīla Raghunandana is the father and the person addressed is his son.
The speaker requests the facts rather than leaving the relationship unclear.
The stated purpose of asking is to remove doubts.
Festive affection and reconciliation. Festivals, reciprocal hospitality, and the deliverance of Amogha show affectionate grace.
The mood of Madhya 15 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:
The devotees all became soldiers of Lord Rāmacandra, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, in the ecstasy of Hanumān, manifested various transcendentally blissful activities. Thereafter, the Lord and His devotees observed various other ceremonies.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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