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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Madhya 5.77-78
তবে বড়বিপ্র কহে, — “এই সত্য কথা ।
গোপাল যদি সাক্ষী দেন, আপনে আসি’ এথা ॥ ৭৭ ॥
tabe baḍa-vipra kahe, “ei satya kathā
gopāla yadi sākṣī dena, āpane āsi’ ethā
Taking this opportunity, the elderly brāhmaṇa immediately confirmed that this was really true. He said, “If Gopāla personally comes here to serve as a witness, I shall surely give my daughter to the young brāhmaṇa.”
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The elderly brāhmaṇa immediately confirmed that the account was true.
He promised to give his daughter to the young brāhmaṇa if Gopāla personally came to serve as a witness.
The elderly brāhmaṇa’s son also confirmed the arrangement, calling it a very nice settlement.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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:
Afterwards, King Puruṣottama-deva of Orissa was insulted by the King of Vidyānagara, who refused to give him his daughter in marriage and called him a sweeper of Lord Jagannātha. With the help of Lord Jagannātha, King Puruṣottama-deva fought the King of Vidyānagara and defeated him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 5
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “serve”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When you agree to an arrangement, are you clear about what you are promising?
Clearly state your part in one agreement you make or review today.
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