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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.118
ভক্তের মহিমা প্রভু কহিতে পায় সুখ ।
ভক্তের মহিমা কহিতে হয় পঞ্চমুখ ॥ ১১৮ ॥
bhaktera mahimā prabhu kahite pāya sukha
bhaktera mahimā kahite haya pañca-mukha
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became very happy just to speak of the glories of His devotees. Indeed, when He spoke of their glories, it was as if He had five faces.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu becomes very happy simply by speaking of His devotees’ glories.
His devotees’ glories are the subject of His joyful speech.
His abundant praise is described as though He had five faces.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I take joy in speaking appreciatively about devotees?
Speak sincerely about one good quality of a devotee today.
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