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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.60
হেনকালে মহাপ্ৰভু পঞ্চনদে স্নান করি’ ।
দেখিতে চলিয়াছেন ‘বিন্দুমাধব হরি’ ॥ ৬০ ॥
hena-kāle mahāprabhu pañca-nade snāna kari’
dekhite caliyāchena ‘bindu-mādhava hari’
When the Maharashtriyan brāhmaṇa went to see Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Lord was going to the temple of Bindu Mādhava after bathing in the waters of the Pañca-nada.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Maharashtriyan brāhmaṇa went to see Caitanya Mahāprabhu, carrying the news he had joyfully heard.
The Lord had bathed in the waters of the Pañca-nada.
He was then going to the temple of Bindu Mādhava. The brāhmaṇa’s visit took place during this journey.
Reconciliation and broad mercy. Opponents turn toward bhakti; the Lord returns to Purī and embraces devotees.
The mood of Madhya 25 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:
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. At this time Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī and all his devotees approached the Lord.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 25
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Can I make a little time today to visit a temple?
If a temple is accessible today, make a brief visit; otherwise, reread the account of the Lord’s journey to Bindu Mādhava.
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