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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.199
ম্লেচ্ছ কহে, — যেই কহ, সেই ‘সত্য’ হয় ।
শাস্ত্রে লিখিয়াছে, কেহ লইতে না পারয় ॥ ১৯৯ ॥
mleccha kahe, — yei kaha, sei ‘satya’ haya
śāstre likhiyāche, keha la-ite nā pāraya
The saintly Muslim replied, “All that You have said is true. This has certainly been written in the Koran, but our scholars can neither understand nor accept it.
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The saintly Muslim accepts all that he has heard as true.
He confirms that these teachings are certainly written in the Koran.
He says that his scholars can neither understand nor accept what is written there.
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:
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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