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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.124
শুনি’ মহাপ্রভু তবে ঈষৎ হাসিলা ।
পুনরপি সেই বিপ্র প্রভুরে পুছিলা ॥ ১২৪ ॥
śuni’ mahāprabhu tabe īṣat hāsilā
punarapi sei vipra prabhure puchilā
Hearing this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu mildly smiled. The brāhmaṇa then spoke again to the Lord.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard what the brāhmaṇa had said.
The Lord responded with a mild smile.
The brāhmaṇa then spoke again to the Lord.
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.
What do you notice about the Lord’s gentle response?
Pause over the words “mildly smiled” and reflect for a moment on this exchange.
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