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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.169
এই যতি — আমার গুরু, আমি — মাথুর ব্রাহ্মণ ।
পাৎসার আগে আছে মোর ‘শত জন’ ॥ ১৬৯ ॥
ei yati — āmāra guru, āmi — māthura brāhmaṇa
pātsāra āge āche mora ‘śata jana’
“This sannyāsī is my spiritual master, and I am from Mathurā. I am a brāhmaṇa, and I know many people who are in the service of the Muslim king.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The brāhmaṇa declared that the sannyāsī was his spiritual master.
He stated that he was from Mathurā and was a brāhmaṇa.
He said that he knew many people serving the Muslim king.
Overwhelmed recognition. Seeing the places of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes evokes extraordinary remembrance and ecstasy.
The mood of Madhya 18 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:
From the Koran, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu established devotional service to Kṛṣṇa. Thus the leader of the soldiers, named Vijulī Khān, surrendered to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and he and his party became devotees of Lord Kṛṣṇa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 18
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”, “serving”
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What stands out to me about the brāhmaṇa’s clear declaration of his relationship with his spiritual master?
Read the brāhmaṇa’s statement aloud once, noticing how clearly he explains his relationship and identity.
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