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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.115
শুনিয়া প্রকাশানন্দ বহুত হাসিলা ।
বিপ্রে উপহাস করি’ কহিতে লাগিলা ॥ ১১৫ ॥
śuniyā prakāśānanda bahuta hāsilā
vipre upahāsa kari’ kahite lāgilā
Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī laughed very much to hear this description. Joking and laughing at the brāhmaṇa, he began to speak as follows.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī laughed very much when he heard the description.
He joked and laughed at the brāhmaṇa.
His response began with ridicule rather than a respectful reply.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How do I respond when someone shares something devotional that I do not understand?
Today, listen to someone without joking at their expense.
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