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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.49
তেঁহো কহে, — এক ‘দরবেশ’ আছে দ্বারে ।
‘তাঁরে আন’ প্রভুর বাক্যে কহিল তাঁহারে ॥ ৪৯ ॥
teṅho kahe, — eka ‘daraveśa’ āche dvāre
‘tāṅre āna’ prabhura vākye kahila tāṅhāre
Candraśekhara replied, “There is a Muslim mendicant.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Candraśekhara described the person at the door as a Muslim mendicant.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu immediately said, “Please bring him here.”
Candraśekhara then spoke to Sanātana Gosvāmī, who was still sitting beside the door.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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:
After giving the jailer seven thousand gold coins, Sanātana Gosvāmī was released. He then crossed the Ganges and fled.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.
How can I be more ready to welcome someone whose appearance is unfamiliar to me?
Offer a courteous greeting to someone you might otherwise pass by.
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