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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.183
প্রভু কহেন, — ঠক্ নহে, মোর ‘সঙ্গী’ জন ।
ভিক্ষুক সন্ন্যাসী, মোর নাহি কিছু ধন ॥ ১৮৩ ॥
prabhu kahena, — ṭhak nahe, mora ‘saṅgī’ jana
bhikṣuka sannyāsī, mora nāhi kichu dhana
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “These are not rogues. They are My associates. Being a sannyāsī beggar, I do not possess anything.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said that the four persons were not rogues.
He identified them as His associates.
He explained that, being a sannyāsī beggar, He did not possess anything.
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:
However, when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu regained His senses, His associates were released. He talked with a person who was supposed to be a holy man in the party.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 18
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In this verse: “associates”
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How does the Lord’s reply correct the soldiers’ view of His associates?
Read the Lord’s reply aloud, giving attention to His clear words: “They are My associates.”
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