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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.19
লোকের সংঘট্ট আইসে প্ৰভুরে দেখিতে ।
নানা শাস্ত্রে পণ্ডিত আইসে শাস্ত্র বিচারিতে ॥ ১৯ ॥
lokera saṅghaṭṭa āise prabhure dekhite
nānā śāstre paṇḍita āise śāstra vicārite
Crowds of people came to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu from that day on, and scholars of various scriptures discussed different subject matters with the Lord.
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From that day onward, crowds came to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Scholars learned in various scriptures also came to meet Him.
They discussed different scriptural subjects with the Lord.
Reconciliation and broad mercy. Opponents turn toward bhakti; the Lord returns to Purī and embraces devotees.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
By and by, one of the disciples of the great sannyāsī Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī became devoted to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and this devotee explained Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī and supported His views with various arguments. One day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to take a bath at Pañcanada, and afterwards all His devotees began chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra in front of the temple of Bindu Mādhava.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 25
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