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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.188
যেই যেই কহিল, প্রভু সকলি খণ্ডিল ।
উত্তর না আইসে মুখে, মহাস্তব্ধ হৈল ॥ ১৮৮ ॥
yei yei kahila, prabhu sakali khaṇḍila
uttara nā āise mukhe, mahā-stabdha haila
Whatever arguments he put forward, the Lord refuted them all. Finally the person became stunned and could not speak.
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The person continued putting forward arguments.
The Lord refuted every argument he presented.
Finally, the person became stunned and could not speak.
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:
He talked with a person who was supposed to be a holy man in the party. From the Koran, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu established devotional service to Kṛṣṇa.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.
How do I respond when I cannot defend my understanding?
After reading this verse, sit quietly for a moment rather than rushing to form a reply.
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