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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.58
যে-গ্রামে রহেন প্রভু, তথায় ব্রাহ্মণ ।
পাঁচ-সাত জন আসি’ করে নিমন্ত্রণ ॥ ৫৮ ॥
ye-grāme rahena prabhu, tathāya brāhmaṇa
pāṅca-sāta jana āsi’ kare nimantraṇa
Whenever Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited a village, a few brāhmaṇas — five or seven — would come and extend invitations to the Lord.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited villages during His travels.
Whenever He visited a village, a few brāhmaṇas would come to meet Him.
These brāhmaṇas, five or seven in number, would extend invitations to the Lord.
Wonder and contagious joy. Even forest animals chant; nature seems drawn into the saṅkīrtana movement.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Whenever the Lord had a chance to visit a village, Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya would beg alms and acquire some rice and vegetables. If there were no village, Balabhadra would cook whatever rice remained and collect some spinach from the forest for the Lord to eat.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 can you make your welcome to a visitor more thoughtful?
Extend a warm invitation to someone today.
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