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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.169
এত শুনি’ যবনের মন ফিরি’ গেল ।
আপন-‘বিশ্বাস’ উড়িয়া স্থানে পাঠাইল ॥ ১৬৯ ॥
eta śuni’ yavanera mana phiri’ gela
āpana-‘viśvāsa’ uḍiyā sthāne pāṭhāila
When the Muslim governor heard this, his mind changed. He then sent his secretary to the representative of the Orissan government.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Muslim governor heard what had been reported.
Upon hearing it, his mind changed.
He then sent his secretary to the representative of the Orissan government.
Yearning and deferral. Attempts, delays, meetings, and farewells heighten the desire to reach Vraja.
The mood of Madhya 16 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:
Mahārāja Pratāparudra made various arrangements for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s trip to Vṛndāvana. When He crossed the river Citrotpalā, Rāmānanda Rāya, Mardarāja and Haricandana went with Him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Are you willing to reconsider your view when you hear something significant?
Listen carefully to someone today before deciding how to respond.
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