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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.181
ম্লেচ্ছগণ আসি’ প্রভুর বন্দিল চরণ ।
প্রভু-আগে কহে, — এই ঠক্ চারিজন ॥ ১৮১ ॥
mleccha-gaṇa āsi’ prabhura vandila caraṇa
prabhu-āge kahe, — ei ṭhak cāri-jana
All the Muslim soldiers then came before the Lord, worshiped His lotus feet and said, “Here are four rogues.
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All the Muslim soldiers came before the Lord.
They worshiped His lotus feet.
They then began their accusation by calling the four persons rogues.
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:
Some Pāṭhāna soldiers who were passing through saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and falsely concluded that the Lord’s associates, Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya and others, had killed the Lord with a poison named dhuturā and were taking His wealth. Thus the soldiers arrested them.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 18
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In this verse: “lotus feet”
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What do you notice about the contrast between their worship and their words about the four persons?
Pause before using a harsh label for someone today.
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