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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.254
মহাপ্রভু আইলা শুনি’ শিষ্ট শিষ্ট জন ।
ব্রাহ্মণ, ক্ষত্রিয় আসি’ করেন দরশন ॥ ২৫৪ ॥
mahāprabhu āilā śuni’ śiṣṭa śiṣṭa jana
brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya āsi’ karena daraśana
Hearing that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had come, all the respectable members of the brāhmaṇa and kṣatriya communities came to see Him.
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The respectable members of the communities heard that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had come.
Those who came included members of both the brāhmaṇa and kṣatriya communities.
All these respectable members came to see Him.
Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The Lord then sent Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī to Vṛndāvana. The Lord Himself returned to Vārāṇasī and stayed at the home of Candraśekhara.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How do you respond when an opportunity arises to turn your attention toward Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?
Pause for one minute today to reflect on their eagerness to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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