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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.16
দুইবিপ্ৰ-মধ্যে এক বিপ্ৰ — বৃদ্ধপ্রায় ।
আর বিপ্র — যুবা, তাঁর করেন সহায় ॥ ১৬ ॥
dui-vipra-madhye eka vipra — vṛddha-prāya
āra vipra — yuvā, tāṅra karena sahāya
One of the two brāhmaṇas was an old man, and the other was young. The young man was assisting the old one.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
One of the two brāhmaṇas was an old man.
The other brāhmaṇa was young.
The young man was assisting the old one.
Faith vindicated. The Deity bears witness; anxiety over a broken promise becomes astonishment and relief.
The mood of Madhya 5 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:
Once there were two brāhmaṇas, one elderly and the other young, who were inhabitants of a place known as Vidyānagara. After touring many places of pilgrimage, the two brāhmaṇas finally reached Vṛndāvana.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 5
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What small assistance could you offer an older person today?
Offer an older person help with one simple task today.
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