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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.218
শুনি’ মহাপ্রভু ঈষৎ হাসিতে লাগিলা ।
সেই দুইজন প্রভুর সঙ্গে চলি’ আইলা ॥ ২১৮ ॥
śuni’ mahāprabhu īṣat hāsite lāgilā
sei dui-jana prabhura saṅge cali’ āilā
Hearing this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted their proposal by smiling mildly. Thus those two persons continued to accompany Him.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard the proposal of the two persons.
He accepted their proposal by smiling mildly.
The two persons continued to accompany Him.
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:
Thus the leader of the soldiers, named Vijulī Khān, surrendered to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and he and his party became devotees of Lord Kṛṣṇa. The same village today is known as the village of Pāṭhāna Vaiṣṇavas.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 18
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What do you notice about the gentle way Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu expressed His acceptance?
Read the translation slowly today, pausing to reflect on His mild smile.
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