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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.26
ছোটবিপ্ৰ বলে, — “তোমার স্ত্রীপুত্র সব ।
বহু জ্ঞাতি-গোষ্ঠি তোমার বহুত বান্ধব ॥ ২৬ ॥
choṭa-vipra bale, — “tomāra strī-putra saba
bahu jñāti-goṣṭhī tomāra bahuta bāndhava
The young brāhmaṇa said, “You have a wife and sons, and you have a large circle of relatives and friends.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The young brāhmaṇa reminds the older brāhmaṇa that he has a wife.
He also points out that the older brāhmaṇa has sons.
Beyond his immediate family, the older brāhmaṇa has a large circle of relatives and friends.
Faith vindicated. The Deity bears witness; anxiety over a broken promise becomes astonishment and relief.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When the two brāhmaṇas returned to Vidyānagara, the younger brāhmaṇa raised the question of this marriage, but the elderly brāhmaṇa, due to obligations to his friends and wife, answered that he could not remember his promise. Because of this, the younger brāhmaṇa returned to Vṛndāvana and narrated the whole story to Gopālajī.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.
Who else should I remember when considering a family decision?
Name the people connected to one family decision you are considering.
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