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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.53
ঠেঞা দেখি’ সেই বিপ্র পলাঞা গেল ।
আর দিন গ্রামের লোক একত্র করিল ॥ ৫৩ ॥
ṭheñā dekhi’ sei vipra palāñā gela
āra dina grāmera loka ekatra karila
Seeing a stick in the hand of the son, the younger brāhmaṇa fled. The next day, however, he gathered together all the people of the village.
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The younger brāhmaṇa saw the stick in the son's hand.
He fled from the threat.
The next day, he gathered all the people of the village.
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
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In this verse: “gathered”, “together”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What can you learn from withdrawing from danger and then seeking help?
Identify one trusted person you could ask for help if a dispute becomes threatening.
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