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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.48
‘দ্বারেতে বৈষ্ণব নাহি’ — প্রভুরে কহিল ।
‘কেহ হয়’ করি’ প্রভু তাহারে পুছিল ॥ ৪৮ ॥
‘dvārete vaiṣṇava nāhi’ — prabhure kahila
‘keha haya’ kari’ prabhu tāhāre puchila
When Candraśekhara informed the Lord that no Vaiṣṇava was at his door, the Lord asked him, “Is there anyone at all at your door?”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Candraśekhara informed the Lord that no Vaiṣṇava was at his door.
The Lord then asked whether anyone at all was there.
His question directed Candraśekhara’s attention to whoever was present.
Humility and restored identity. A seeker relinquishes status, asks fundamental questions, and receives sambandha knowledge.
The mood of Madhya 20 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 Sanātana Gosvāmī finally arrived at Vārāṇasī and stood before the door of Candraśekhara. Caitanya Mahāprabhu called him in and ordered him to change his dress so that he would look like a gentleman.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 20
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When might a simple question help me notice someone I have overlooked?
Before concluding that no one needs your attention, take another careful look.
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