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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.171
শুনিয়া বিস্মিত বিপ্র কহে ভয় পাঞা ।
ঐছে বাত্ কহ কেনে সন্ন্যাসী হঞা ॥ ১৭১ ॥
śuniyā vismita vipra kahe bhaya pāñā
aiche bāt kaha kene sannyāsī hañā
Upon hearing this, the brāhmaṇa became afraid. He then said, “Why do You speak like this? You are a sannyāsī.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Upon hearing these words, the brāhmaṇa became afraid.
He asked, “Why do You speak like this?”
He addressed the Lord as a sannyāsī, emphasizing His position.
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:
The Maharashtriyan brāhmaṇa was very sorry about this, and he brought the news to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, inquiring from Him why the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs did not utter the holy name of Kṛṣṇa. In reply, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said that they were offenders and that one should not associate with them.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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How can I express a concern while remaining respectful?
Today, ask one question respectfully when something said to you is difficult to understand.
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