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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.48
এইমত বিপ্র চিত্তে চিন্তিতে লাগিল ।
আর দিন লঘুবিপ্র তাঁর ঘরে আইল ॥ ৪৮ ॥
ei-mata vipra citte cintite lāgila
āra dina laghu-vipra tāṅra ghare āila
The next day, the elderly brāhmaṇa was thinking deeply about this matter when the young brāhmaṇa came to his house.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The next day, the elderly brāhmaṇa was still considering the matter.
He was thinking deeply about it.
While he was reflecting, the young brāhmaṇa came to his house.
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:
The elderly brāhmaṇa was very satisfied with the service of the young brāhmaṇa, and he wanted to offer him his youngest daughter in marriage. The young brāhmaṇa received the promise of his elder before the Gopāla Deity of 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.
Do you give difficult matters thoughtful attention before discussing them with those involved?
Spend two quiet minutes considering an unresolved matter before your next conversation about it.
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