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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.103
প্রাতঃকালে ভব্য-লোক প্রভু-স্থানে আইলা ।
‘কৃষ্ণ দেখি’ আইলা?’ — প্ৰভু তাঁহারে পুছিলা ॥ ১০৩ ॥
prātaḥ-kāle bhavya-loka prabhu-sthāne āilā
‘kṛṣṇa dekhi’ āilā?’ — prabhu tāṅhāre puchilā
The next morning some respectable gentlemen came to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and the Lord asked them, “Have you seen Kṛṣṇa?”
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Some respectable gentlemen came to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu the next morning.
The Lord asked them a direct question.
His question was, “Have you seen Kṛṣṇa?”
Overwhelmed recognition. Seeing the places of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes evokes extraordinary remembrance and ecstasy.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When some respectable people came to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, they expressed their opinion that when one takes sannyāsa, he becomes Nārāyaṇa. Their mistake was corrected by the Lord.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 18
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I take time to ask others what they have actually seen?
In one conversation today, ask a simple question about what the other person directly observed, and listen to the answer.
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