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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.343
সর্বত্র প্রমাণ দিবে পুরাণ-বচন ।
শ্রীমূর্তি-বিষ্ণুমন্দিরকরণ-লক্ষণ ॥ ৩৪৩ ॥
sarvatra pramāṇa dibe purāṇa-vacana
śrī-mūrti-viṣṇu-mandira-karaṇa-lakṣaṇa
“Whatever you say about Vaiṣṇava behavior, the establishment of Vaiṣṇava temples and Deities, and everything else should be supported by evidence from the Purāṇas.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Statements about Vaiṣṇava behavior should be supported by evidence from the Purāṇas.
Instructions about establishing Vaiṣṇava temples and Deities also need this support.
The requirement applies to everything else being described, not only to selected topics.
Intellectual wonder humbled. Many explanations converge on the attractiveness of devotion; a hunter’s heart is transformed.
The mood of Madhya 24 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:
In this regard, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu narrated a story about how the great sage Nārada converted a hunter into a great Vaiṣṇava, and how this was appreciated by Nārada’s friend Parvata Muni. Sanātana Gosvāmī then offered a prayer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained the glory of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 24
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When learning about Vaiṣṇava behavior, do you seek its scriptural support?
Choose one instruction about Vaiṣṇava behavior and ask where its supporting evidence in the Purāṇas can be found.
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