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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.185
ধর্ম-স্থাপন-হেতু সাধুর ব্যবহার ।
পুরী-গোসাঞির যে আচরণ, সেই ধর্ম সার ॥ ১৮৫ ॥
dharma-sthāpana-hetu sādhura vyavahāra
purī-gosāñira ye ācaraṇa, sei dharma sāra
“A devotee’s behavior establishes the true purpose of religious principles. The behavior of Mādhavendra Purī Gosvāmī is the essence of such religious principles.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
A devotee’s behavior establishes the true purpose of religious principles.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu identified Mādhavendra Purī Gosvāmī’s behavior as the essence of those principles.
The purport explains that a sādhu, or honest man, is called a mahājana or a mahātmā.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
The purport of CC Madhya 17.185 quotesBG 9.13
The mahātmā is described thus by Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Bhagavad-gītā (9.13):
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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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu next passed through Prayāga and Mathurā and then took His lunch at the home of a Sānoḍiyā brāhmaṇa, a disciple of Mādhavendra Purī. He bestowed His blessings upon the brāhmaṇa by accepting lunch at his place.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 does my behavior show about my understanding of religious principles?
Choose one interaction today in which to practice honesty consciously.
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