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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.88
মায়াবাদে করিলা যত দোষের আখ্যান ।
সবে এই জানি’ আচার্যের কল্পিত ব্যাখ্যান ॥ ৮৮ ॥
māyāvāde karilā yata doṣera ākhyāna
sabe ei jāni’ ācāryera kalpita vyākhyāna
Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī said, “We can understand the faults You have pointed out in the Māyāvāda philosophy. All the explanations given by Śaṅkarācārya are imaginary.
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Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī says that they can understand the faults the Lord has pointed out in Māyāvāda philosophy.
He states that all the explanations given by Śaṅkarācārya are imaginary.
This acknowledgment follows his recognition of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as Kṛṣṇa Himself and his resolve to develop devotional service.
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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Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
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What can you learn from Prakāśānanda’s willingness to acknowledge the faults the Lord has shown?
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