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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.33
ছোটবিপ্র বলে, — “ঠাকুর, তুমি মোর সাক্ষী ।
তোমা সাক্ষী বোলাইমু, যদি অন্যথা দেখি ॥” ৩৩ ॥
choṭa-vipra bale, — “ṭhākura, tumi mora sākṣī
tomā sākṣī bolāimu, yadi anyathā dekhi”
Then the younger brāhmaṇa addressed the Deity, saying, “My dear Lord, You are my witness. I shall call for You to testify if it is necessary later on.”
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The younger brāhmaṇa addressed the Deity directly as “My dear Lord.”
He declared that the Lord was his witness.
He said he would call upon the Lord to testify if necessary later.
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:
Thus the Gopāla Deity acted as a witness. 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.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 does the younger brāhmaṇa’s address reveal about his trust in the Lord?
Today, offer a brief prayer addressing the Lord as your witness.
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