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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.38
কিবা যুক্তি কৈল দুঁহে, কেহ নাহি জানে ।
ফলে অনুমান পাছে কৈল ভক্তগণে ॥ ৩৮ ॥
kibā yukti kaila duṅhe, keha nāhi jāne
phale anumāna pāche kaila bhakta-gaṇe
No one could understand what the brothers discussed between Themselves, but later all the devotees could guess what the subject matter was.
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No one could understand what the brothers discussed between Themselves.
Later, all the devotees could guess the subject matter.
The verse describes their later understanding as a guess, without reporting the conversation itself.
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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, in return, worshiped Advaita Ācārya with the flowers and tulasī that remained on the offered plate and said a mantra, yo ’si so ’si namo ’stu te (“Whatever You are, You are — but I offer My respects unto You”). Then Advaita Ācārya Prabhu invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for prasādam.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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In this verse: “discussed”, “conversation”
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How can you remain patient when something is not immediately clear?
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