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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.106
“এক সন্ন্যাসী আইলা জগন্নাথ হৈতে ।
তাঁহার মহিমা-প্রতাপ না পারি বর্ণিতে ॥ ১০৬ ॥
“eka sannyāsī āilā jagannātha haite
tāṅhāra mahimā-pratāpa nā pāri varṇite
The brāhmaṇa told Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī, “There is a sannyāsī who has come from Jagannātha Purī, and I cannot describe His wonderful influence and glories.
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The brāhmaṇa spoke to Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī about a sannyāsī.
He said that this sannyāsī had come from Jagannātha Purī.
The brāhmaṇa felt unable to describe His wonderful influence and glories.
Wonder and contagious joy. Even forest animals chant; nature seems drawn into the saṅkīrtana movement.
The mood of Madhya 17 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:
Seeing the behavior of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, a Maharashtriyan brāhmaṇa informed Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī, the leader of the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs. Prakāśānanda made various accusations against the Lord.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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What do the brāhmaṇa’s words convey about his sense of wonder?
Read the brāhmaṇa’s words slowly and pause to reflect on his inability to describe the Lord’s glories.
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